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Basically, stay away from North Philly, west Philly, Germantown, and Frankford!!!

I want to see more William Penn statues around the center city area😊

I understand that being a realtor is sort of like being Putin’s spokesman, where you have to cheerlead regardless of the facts, but are you kidding about the basketball arena? How are they going to get people in and out of downtown? Who’s going to pay for the SEPTA expansion when ridership is falling? Will Chinatown survive? Given these questions, I suspect that you are dissembling regarding your statement of local enthusiasm for the arena.

Does Philly still have the 7% (or is it 9%?) city tax? That was extremely annoying and has kept me from going back to work there.

Philly is a shit hole 💩

76 Place will likely be a disaster. A much better site would have been Broad and Lehigh, the old Baker Bowl.

Old footage.

What will happen to the University of the Arts buildings?

Remember when the Phillies ownership and city officials talked about building a stadium at 15th and Spring Garden? Ever wondered why it didn’t happen?…….same reasons why residents and businesses don’t want 76!!! City Council, the mayor and most city officials, businesses, residents knew it wasn’t a good idea just to satisfy the rich!!! This place “76” will not be just about the sixers, but entertainment and conventions etc. the NBA will never be as attractive as it once was. Just think about all the beautiful things they are saying and all the things they are NOT telling you!!! This is strictly about MONEY and it’s so called “beautiful” surroundings. And you know who’s going to be a bigger winner in this……. SEPTA. Regional rails will be accessible to out of towners, connecting them to city transportation. Attendees pay for entertainment and food?!!!…….that’s what the greedy rich have for you, while they make plans to uproot you, your family and business!!! 🤑🤑🤑

Lies, Lies, Lies!!! all about money, money, money!!! Greed, greed, greed!!! 🤑🤑🤑

Yeah, run the Chinese community, businesses, homes and everything else out to build a stupid stadium for a losing organization!!! The very same organization that threatened the city and the mayor they’ll move to NEW JERSEY (of all places) if they don’t go along with this shakedown!!! Build a rebuild just to have access to this stadium and all of the downtown area. In the meantime, what’s going to happen with Kensington and its surrounding areas besides being scrubbed off the Philly map?!!! I won’t be surprised if the city and its 🤑🤑🤑money grubbing supporters start building toll booths all around downtown to get in there!!! 😝😝😝

That section of downtown where new stadium will be built turns into a getto after office workers leave at 5 PM. Twice when me & the wife got stuck at a nearby hospital there was a POS street person taking a piss in broad daylight at top of Market Street El train entrance. The greedy nogoodnic 76 er owner is going to have fans park at far away lots that will take 20 minute walk. That at 9 PM weekday game endings will be a muggers & car jackers delight.

I grew up here. Temple U grad. I moved to NYC: #1 Crime !!!. #2 Career (media/creative). #3 People - Real "Lack of attractive ppl", Working class mentality. If you're a healthcare worker, 9-5 type or a working class Joe, Philly is a really great town. If you want a sophistication, world class anything, attractive ppl and a "get shit done" vibe, then move away.

You used a stock foto of Shanghai and Boston in you vid when talking about the stadium downsides. You couldn't be bothered to take a quick pic of the traffic in Chinatown or some of the houses there yourself?

I don't know how I missed Avenue of the Arts 2.0. My home is on South Broad, so I guess you are a great realtor. 😊 Do you know what is going on with the rail yards by university city?

I’m a frequent visitor from NJ because of a son living in Philly. Destruction of Chinatown is a tone deaf mistake and the lack of parking near the arena makes this a disaster.

Let's go deeper, 76 place arena will cost billions (paid for by the taxpayer) the Chinatown Communities will lose their cultural identity, the constructions jobs will be temporary, and the price I guarantee you will double because of crooked unions. Property values will increase meaning tax assessment will increase forcing lower and middle income families to move out.

Don't forget the Christian to Crescent Schuylkill river trail bridge! It opens in 2025 and will connect the Schuylkill river park to the forgotten bottom. I'm super excite about this one!

Center City Philadelphia is nice, but Boston does the mix of modern meats historical better.

Philly will never be nyc the roads there are tiny than any other city 😂😂😂crime is awful once you leave the city center Philly sucks 😂😂

Hey Dawn we need yous to update your stock footage ok? What you showin us is at least 15 years old! Ok?

If you own commercial space in center city, would your property value go up due to the arena?

Very nice ❤❤❤❤

I'm moving in! but I'm from Colombia (32 yo), it's for a job offer as a researcher (Temple), I completed my PhD so I'll have my postdoc there. Previously I lived in Japan so I'm very happy to experience another foreign country but closer to mine. I hope to do it well while I'm there!! I was concerned about how walkable the US is, but Philadelphia seems pretty walkable!! The library also looks very beautiful, thank you for your honest videos!

My family lived in Philly for over 17 years, having moved from New England in the early 90's. I went to Philly to continue with college (Temple) then went to University of the Arts (Philadelphia College of Performing Arts- Academy of Music) now closed. I moved out of Philly because of job offer. I had a nice home in West Mt Airy, and did not want to leave. At all. No safety concerns. We loved our neighborhood. I loved all the things to do, the city garbage removal, tree services and SEPTA. But jobs. Taxes keep going up year after year, and income cannot keep up. This is not just a Philadelphia problem. It is an American city problem. There is NO way that good governing people who work for the city's should be so short sighted to not see that competition will doom the cities. If good jobs and only great paying jobs would be found in the city, no one would leave. The best income SHOULD be from city dwellers. Once the good jobs go- and schools close, people move out and gentrification moves in. CVS, Wall-Mart, banks and the like, while somewhat important, cannot not pay what those city jobs use to pay. And here is the demise; when the lower chain jobs come into a city instead of the big business mom and pop places/ small corporations and independent schools; i.e., Wanamaker's (now Macy's) University of the Arts and the Merriam Theater (now Miller Theater) and all the nooks and crannies that are either empty or "up for lease" the city is doomed. When will the governing officials get it? Have incentives for these places to pay the highest wages, offering a diversity of workers (laborers, tech and everything in-between) so that the thought of moving isn't even on the radar. Harrisburg, Allentown, Lancaster/ Lititz- all going through the same thing. Cities are becoming ghost towns with tons of abandoned places, and the urban sprawl is widening, where dependency on gasoline, cars and higher taxes is the norm. Eventually, everything is going to look like King of Prussia. Which I hated when I lived in Philly.

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I was born/raised in Philly and hv bn in TX for 25+; but considering moving back to the area whn i retire in 2026. However, the weather has me thinking long and hard about it

Dawn you missed a huge one. Home inspectors do not inspect electrical systems. We’ve seen too many horror stories. It’s sad when it happens.

I'm A New Jerseyan Of Central Jersey!! My Family Are From Greater Philadelphia 🏙️!! Get Philadelphia Back To Where It Once Was!! Clean Up Certain Spots In Philly!! Let's Improve Philly So People And Live In!! Just As The Rich People Are Moving Into Philly.. Fair Is Fair.

That's why crime is increasing in Chester county because all the trash from Delaware Philly and jerseys is coming here

Very good job 👏 👍 👌

Very nice ❤

lead paint , Pyrites in the concrete witch will fall apart , and also Chinese sheet rock .those are some big ones also

You did a great job giving compelling reasons why Philly is a great place, thank you.

Great video Dawn. Love the Way you put together. We have helped to many clients move from the city to the suburbs. Mostly we see people moving with young families. I have noticed more kids and families staying in the city in recent years. Are you see that too?

Philly is def cheaper, but SEPTA has its issues. Willow Grove is really nice.

I have been remote since 2020 I moved from NYC to Philly in 2021 and bought a duplex, Now I have 4 properties in philly and moved back to NYC this year. I net around $500 in rent/month. I bought a bunch of tax abatement properties and loved every second of living in philly. Dating, food, sports, arts, and culture, philly got it all. I moved back to NYC only bc my family is here and it was easy to commute 1-2/month for work and I’d regularly go up for friends and family. Philly is very underrated, even for dc people. My friend moved here and bought two properties in 3 years. Crime is an issue but if you’ve lived anywhere in nyc or dc, you don’t even notice it. Places I’ve bought include, Fishtown, Kensington (the real jesnignto), west philly, and no libs.

I love living here in Philly, it’s a great city.

Shes really seeing this lol

We lived in Philly while my husband did his fellowship at CHOP and I loved the city! I did not want to leave but when your spouse is a sub specialist, you go where there’s an opening. Currently on the west coast and as retirement approaches,I’d like to return. I love all the cultural amenities and the walkability,plus reasonably good public transit. Yes,Philadelphia has issues but what major city doesn’t? Philly has great potential but more importantly it is real,flaws and all.

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I moved from nyc and love it hear bucks county

Grew up in Moorestown… beautiful. Great schools. Quaker town.

Crime. Mayor Shi-Relle and her wigs, overpriced

These channels just sit up and tell you all of these people are leaving these cities and they actually aren't. People do move but people do come also. I had been hearing how everybody was fleeing Los Angeles for the past 3 or 4 years and I went a few weeks ago and the population and the traffic is horrendous. I can't tell anybody has left Los Angeles. To go 10 miles takes an hour and a half. Everyday I was there, most of the time was spent sitting in traffic. It is crazy crazyly overly populated there. So I'm deleting this channel now. You just don't know what to believe anymore. This internet is a fool now. Everybody has a narrative. I mean everybody.

New Jersey mom here letting you know that my son just bought his first home in Philadelphia. He loves it there.

Are they just moving to the burbs?

I loved it there but the job situation was impossible if you're not in healthcare. It would be hard to move back bc my one bedroom apt there is now $3000+.

I have long wanted to move to Philadelphia from the Pittsburgh area. I feel like Philly has so much more to offer. My dream is to live in Center City and I have noticed some affordable studio condos there. I just need to take the leap.

Very helpful, thank you!!