Row house: A multistory urban house built in a style that is consistent with, even replicating, that of adjoining houses; often built by the same architect and developer.
This past weekend was the “Walking Tour of Queen Village”. It’s a fun activity for people who live both in and out of Queen Village. How many times have you walked or driven by a home in the neighborhood and thought “boy I’d love to see what that place looks like on the inside”? That’s what the walking tour is all about – you get to walk thru these old row homes and see how they’ve been renovated. I volunteered to sit at one of these homes where I met the owners. She has a website, rowhouse magazine, that speaks about row homes. I looked it up and found it very interesting. I’m writing this blog today because I’d like to share this website with you. If you like these small and sometimes surprisingly large homes I think you’ll enjoy this website.
Now get outside, the weather is beautiful, and check out the row homes of your neighborhood.
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The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the second-tallest building in the world is planned for the parking lot at 18th and Arch Streets in Center City. Walnut Street Capital, a Philadelphia development company headed by Garrett Miller and a pension fund from Washington State are joining forces to develop the project. This type of funding enables the project to skit around the current credit crunch that is starting to put a damper on commercial projects. With the funding in place the obstacles ahead include the need for zoning adjustments and attracting prospective tenants to occupy the office part of the building.
