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Hussian College Relocates to 1500 Spring Garden

PHILADELPHIA -- A roundup of real estate deals you may have missed this week includes two new tenants taking a combined 43,000 square feet in a building a block off of North Broad Street and a Fort Washington, Pa.-based company upping the size of its…
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July 27, 2017
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Usaquen, Colombian pop-up, gets home in Kensington

PHILADELPHIA -- Chef Mel Tenorio has been teasing us with his Colombian cuisine - a mix of straight-ahead favorites with a few fusion dishes - for six months or so. Billed as Usaquén - after his home neighborhood in Bogata -his pop-ups at Fishtown's Philly Style Bagels…
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April 25, 2017
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Blackbird Pizzeria to open in No. Liberties

PHILADELPHIA -- After seven years on Sixth Street near South, vegan hotspot Blackbird Pizzeria is in expansion mode. Mark Mebus and crew are coming to Northern Liberties, as Blackbird will take over the space at 614 N. Second Street whch last housed Same Same and previously Koo…
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March 24, 2017
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MPN among Top 25 Phila. Commercial Real Estate Brokerages

MPN Realty Inc. was named among 2016's Top 25 Commercial Real Estate Brokerages in the Philadelphia region, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal's Book of Lists, ranking No.21. The rankings are determined by the total square feet of real estate leased and sold.
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March 24, 2017
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Building sold in flourishing Spring Arts neighborhood

PHILADELPHIA -- A former Reading Railroad building that has been vacant for more than a year after a small fire broke out in it has sold for $6.5 million. An undisclosed local partnership bought the 5-story, 72,000-square-foot building at 915 Spring Garden St. in Philadelphia…
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December 21, 2016
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Old City portfolio sells for $18.5M

PHILADELPHIA -- Goldenberg Group has bought a portfolio of properties in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia for $18.5 million. With just a few exceptions, such as the conversion of the Ayer into condominiums, the Blue Bell-based real estate company typically doesn't buy structures that…
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December 19, 2016
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Prime retail property across from Liberty Place sells

PHILADELPHIA -- A retail property located in a prominent spot in Philadelphia’s Central Business District has traded for the first time in more than 20 years. The unassuming building at 33-37 S. 16th St. sits directly across from Liberty Place and had been owned by Carlos…
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December 19, 2016
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Love & Honey: Chicken & pies in Northern Liberties

PHILADELPHIA -- They're in love, they're chefs, and they're opening a restaurant called Love & Honey Fried Chicken together in Northern Liberties. Todd and Laura Lyons, both grads of the Culinary Institute of America, just signed a lease for the ground-floor corner spot at the…
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July 7, 2016
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Aroma, an Italian BYOB, to open in Washington Square West

PHILADELPHIA -- The dreamy corner spot at Pine and Quince Streets in Washington Square West last occupied by the Farm & Fisherman (and Paul, before that) will become a white-tablecloth BYOB called Aroma. Antonio Cardillo and business partner Susan Dennis promise a quick turn-around for…
MPN Realty
July 5, 2016
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The fine print in real estate

PHILADELPHIA -- "The property is in shell condition and it’s unknown what the new owner will do with it, said Nadia Bilynsky, a broker with MPN Realty Inc. who arranged the transaction with colleague Josh Nadel." $1.1million Post Brothers sold a 6,500-square-foot structure at 2216…
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June 3, 2016
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City Councilman buys Center City boutique office building

PHILADELPHIA -- Allan Domb, who is in his first term as a Philadelphia city councilman, is still active with his side job as real estate investor. Domb bought 1525 Locust St., a 19-story, roughly 100,000-square-foot office building, for $17.7 million. The property is essentially fully…
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April 18, 2016