About the Author: Joshua Mark
ย This content was posted and edited by Joshua Mark and the Fidelity Management Corporation team in Philadelphia, PA. The Fidelity Management Corporation team is a family business that has extensive experience in the fields of apartment rentals, leasing, and property management, through 50+ years of operating, owning and managing apartment complexes.
ย As a team, we have extensive experience and knowledge with respect to answers that many renters look for during their quest to find a suitable apartment, including a depth of knowledge on topics such as sound control, construction, and quality of an apartment. This experience from the Fidelity Management team comes from operations (being in apartment rental business for 50+ years), in formal education with a member of the team holding a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, as well as decades of hands-on experience in the construction field building and developing many single-family homes, residential single-family home and townhome communities, condominiums, and apartment complexes.
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What are the greenest areas or neighborhoods in Philadelphia? Green spaces are most often associated with images of quiet areas in which one can relax or engage in individual or group physical activities like running or biking, but greenery provides much more....
Are you looking for an apartment with a balcony in Philadelphia? That makes sense, but keep in mind that it's unlikely your apartment will have a balcony given just 3.1% of apartment buildings in the city have balconies. Moreover, not every apartment in a building...
When you move into a new place, you need your mail to follow you. But what is the list of places you need to update when you're moving? The best approach to creating and updating a list of addresses is a systematic one, one where you write down all the individuals and...
One of the most important items, to all renters, is finding a quiet apartment. Finding a quiet apartment is easy if you first identify the internal and external factors that can create noise and then the design features in an apartment which can control it. No...
Pennypack Park is located in Northeast Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation system. The park is bisected by Pennypack Creek. Pennypack Park is the third largest park system in the city spanning 1,600 acres of trees, woodlands, and...
Only a small fraction (about 20%) of Apartment Buildings in Philadelphia have on-site parking(1). Although that number seems low, and of course may not be perfect, one can reasonably conclude that most apartment buildings in Philadelphia do not have on-site parking....
Data in an American Express study revealed that for every $1 you spend in a local business, roughly 67% stays in the local community. Now more than ever, it is important to shop local to support business owners and communities. Not only are you supporting the health...
You might be familiar with the term duo (or two) which is the Latin root of the term duplex. So, what exactly is an apartment duplex? An apartment duplex is generally defined as a single building that contains precisely two housing units. Typically, a duplex apartment...
Dubbed by food critics as one of the best places to try diverse food, Northeast Philly's restaurant list is a can't miss. The diversity of Northeast Philly's 500,000 residents has resulted in a flurry of local mom and pop restaurants, regional chains, and emerging...
While there are lists of Top 10 restaurants in NE Philadelphia, this is the seventh part of our comprehensive guide to restaurants in the Northeast. It covers top Middle Eastern and Israeli Restaurants in Northeast Philadelphia. A restaurant needed 100+ reviews and a...
This is the sixth part of our comprehensive Guide to Restaurants in Northeast Philadelphia. It covers the top South American, Mexican, Caribbean, and Portuguese Restaurants in Northeast Philly. To be included on our list, a restaurant needed 100+ reviews and a minimum...
While there are lists of Top 10restaurants in Northeast Philadelphia, this is the fifth part of our comprehensive guide to restaurants in the Northeast. It covers top Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai Restaurants in Northeast Philly. A restaurant needed 100+ reviews with...
