Phila-State

SPONSORED BY: HOUWZER [HTTP://WWW.HOUWZER.COM/]&M [HTTP://WWW.FABWEBWORK.COM/]AGNUM OPUS Most of us have to admit when we hear the term 'office space' our first thought isn't 'how exciting!'. Well, if you have any interest in Real Estate investment and the residential neighborhoods here in Philly you should probably reconsider that reaction. In this week's episode we spend some time with Ed O'brien [http://firstbase.co/team/ed-obrien/], CEO of Firstbase [http://firstbase.co/], and learn about the history of the commercial office market here in Philly, it's impact on residential trends and the immediate influx of new commercial space we're seeing in Center City. Ed O’brien is the CEO of Firstbase and Chief Real Estate Officer at Benjamin’s Desk coworking space where his team provides solutions and guidance for startups, entrepreneurs, and mobile corporate employees. Ed has 35 years of experience in the commercial Real Estate sector having served as senior executive with Julien J. Studley, the Staubach Company, and as the the senior managing director – corporate services group for Keller Williams commercial real estate.

SPONSORED BY: HOUWZER [HTTP://WWW.HOUWZER.COM/]&FAB WEB WORK [HTTP://WWW.FABWEBWORK.COM/] It's not something that jumps to forefront of your mind when you think of Real Estate but the politics and policies of density in Philadelphia are probably the largest factors effecting quality of life and affordability in our ever changing city. Look no further than how parking policies, or the lack there of, is effecting our neighborhoods and turning the meekest of citizens into a enraged tire slasher. This week our guest, Jon Geeting, is a writer who knows this territory all to well.Jon Geeting [https://twitter.com/jongeeting] is a journalist at PlanPhilly.com [http://www.planphilly.com], Philadelphia’s “paper of record” for development and city planning news. He also serves on the board of the Bella Vista Neighbors Association, is a co-founder of Open Streets PHL, and is involved with numerous civic projects relating to public space, transportation, and walkable development. Born and raised in Bethlehem, PA, he moved to Philadelphia in 2013 after an 11-year stint in New York City attending school and working for the Open Society Foundations. Jon and his wife Brooke settled in Bella Vista, where they can often be found taking walks with their new daughter, playing with their dog at Seger Dog Park, or hunting down the perfect taco on 9th Street.

SPONSORED BY: HOUWZER [HTTP://WWW.HOUWZER.COM/]&FAB WEB WORK [HTTP://WWW.FABWEBWORK.COM/] It sounds simple but the idea of building modern green homes that the average Philadelphian can afford is anything but. Fortunately developers like Chad Ludeman of Postgreen [http://postgreenhomes.com/] homes is not afraid of a big challenge. Chad came to Philly in 2000 and for many years worked a desk, like many of us, but realized he wanted to do something all his own, something bold. Without any construction or development experience Chad and his wife Courtney launched Postgreen Homes with a focused mission to build affordable, green, modern homes. Right out the gate their first project, the 100k House [http://postgreenhomes.com/projects/100k-house-project/], received national headlines in publications like DWELL [http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/article/green-urban-housing-philadelphia] and GOOD magazine highlighting their commitment to affordable and earth friendly development. In this episode we talk with Chad about what it was like to jump into the development game, his current projects, and what he's seeing in blossoming neighborhoods like Old Kensington, South Kensington and Francisville.

SPONSORED BY: HOUWZER [HTTP://WWW.HOUWZER.COM/]&FAB WEB WORK [HTTP://WWW.FABWEBWORK.COM/] One of the most familiar locations in the new movie Creed is the Fishtown bar,Johnny Brenda's [http://www.johnnybrendas.com/menus/]. The iconic stage and classic bar are heavily featured for a good chunk of the new film. In this week's episode of Phila-State we sit down with the co-founder and proprietor William Reed and talk to him about his amazing journey to owning two fundamental neighborhood bars in Fishtown and Northern Liberties. In 1996 William Reed and his friend Paul Kimport had a vision for building the next great American bar and purchased a dilapidated building in what was, at the time, a not-so desirable neighborhood called Northern Liberties. That property, on the corner of 2nd and Poplar would one day become the now legendary Standard Tap [http://news.standardtap.com.s86406.gridserver.com/]. Soon the rest of the neighborhood would blossom with new development and residents and eventually become the neighborhood we know today where some new town homes are going for upwards of a million dollars. In 2004 the two friends decided it was time to do it all over again. They bought their second bar in a little working class neighborhood by the Delaware called Fishtown, keeping the bar's original name ‘johnny brendas’. The rest, as they say, is philly history. This is part 2 of a 2 part episode.

SPONSORED BY: HOUWZER [HTTP://WWW.HOUWZER.COM/]&FAB WEB WORK [HTTP://WWW.FABWEBWORK.COM/] This week the latest of the Rocky films, Creed [http://creedthemovie.com/], will be making it's worldwide debut. Right out the gate, it has garnered critical acclaim and Oscar buzz for it's main stars Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan. But for those of us who call the City of Brotherly Love home, it's all of the familiar Philly locations in the film that will make this blockbuster a thrill. One of the most familiar locations is the Fishtown bar,Johnny Brenda's [http://www.johnnybrendas.com/menus/]. The iconic stage and classic bar are heavily featured for a good chunk of the new film. In this week's episode of Phila-State we sit down with the co-founder and proprietor William Reed and talk to him about his amazing journey to owning two fundamental neighborhood bars in Fishtown and Northern Liberties. In 1996 William Reed and his friend Paul Kimport had a vision for building the next great American bar and purchased a dilapidated building in what was, at the time, a not-so desirable neighborhood called Northern Liberties. That property, on the corner of 2nd and Poplar would one day become the now legendary Standard Tap [http://news.standardtap.com.s86406.gridserver.com/]. Soon the rest of the neighborhood would blossom with new development and residents and eventually become the neighborhood we know today where some new town homes are going for upwards of a million dollars. In 2004 the two friends decided it was time to do it all over again. They bought their second bar in a little working class neighborhood by the Delaware called Fishtown, keeping the bar's original name ‘johnny brendas’. The rest, as they say, is philly history. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode.