Kay Pellegrini

Licensed REALTOR®

O267-261-5850

M267-261-5850

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Kay Pellegrini is a seasoned real estate agent with nearly 10 years of experience in the Philadelphia market. Growing up in Jenkintown, PA, just outside the city, Kay spent countless hours in her stepfather’s woodshop, where he crafted custom kitchens and bathrooms. Whether sanding cabinets or installing hardware, she was immersed in the world of building from a young age. Sketch pads and scale rulers were regular fixtures at the dinner table, alongside her mother’s Italian cooking, sparking Kay’s fascination with turning designs into reality. Her stepfather’s ability to help clients visualize potential in a space left a lasting impression, one she carries with her today as she helps her own clients envision their future homes.


Kay’s interest in building construction and architecture naturally led her to a career in real estate. After graduating from La Salle University in 2013, she worked for local real estate developer Carl Dranoff, and in 2015, joined the On The Square RE team as a full-time real estate agent.

Kay’s clients consistently praise her attentiveness, professionalism, and knack for making even the most complex transactions smooth and enjoyable. First-time homebuyers appreciate her patient guidance, while repeat clients value her sharp negotiation skills and creative problem-solving. With deep expertise in Philadelphia’s real estate market, she excels at matching clients with homes that perfectly fit their unique needs and budgets. Her personal experience buying, renovating, and living in the city gives her valuable insight into what makes owning a home in Philadelphia truly so special.

When Kay isn’t hard at work, this Philly foodie, toddler mom, yoga enthusiast, and Bravo TV fan can be found with her family in East Passyunk, tending to her flower boxes, immersed in a new book on her Kindle, or cooking up new recipes from her favorite cookbooks by Molly Baz. As the oldest of six siblings, she loves hosting family and friends, sharing good food and great company.

I cannot say enough amazing things about Kay! As first-time homebuyers, Kay took the time to walk me and my partner through each step of the process in an organized and digestible way. She was always happy to answer our many many questions and never made us feel like a burden. Kay took the time to truly listen to what we were looking for and did a fantastic job tailoring our options to find exactly what we wanted. Viewing homes with Kay was such a FUN experience. She has a great eye and really helped us to envision how we could make each house our own. Kay has such vast knowledge in all things homes, from buying/selling to renovating, and was quick to provide us with recommendations outside of her role as our realtor. We could not have found our perfect home without Kay and cannot recommend her enough! She will treat you like family!

Carly Ahlstrom

Kay is an outstanding agent. From the very start of the process, she made everything easy. She offered excellent advice, answered every question we had (even at odd times of the day) and helped us make informed decisions. It was clear that she had only our best interest in mind and was patient with us. On top of it all, she’s a very nice and fun person who manages to make a the very stressful process enjoyable. We highly recommend Kay.

Bryan & Jess

We recently sold our Passyunk Square property and couldn’t be happier. Kay Pellegrini (McGrath) knows the Philadelphia housing market very well and provided the needed guidance on how to best market the property and establish our accurate price point for a quick sale. When we say quick, offers were in within 24 hours of list, we had multiple offers, and we were sold within 48 hours! She was patient, responsive and detailed oriented. Kay secured all the resources such as photo shoot and web presence, while recommending staging and contractor help to have the property ready to list within our timelines. Kay was there every step of the way taking the lead and guiding us through the process. If you’re looking for a real estate professional in Philadelphia – Kay Pellegrini (McGrath) is our recommended choice!

Eileen & Frank Perpiglia

Kay helped me buy my first property, and she was professional and always a pleasure to work with. She walked me through the entire home-buying process and was always available to answer any questions I had. She was with me every step of the way – sending new properties, setting up tours, attending all meetings in person. I highly recommend Kay!

Connie Chen

“Kay recently collaborated with me to sell my home. She was fantastic. During the selling process, I was actually living across the country, so it was challenging for me to complete all of the activities needed to sell a home. She went above and beyond my expectations in supporting me through the process. Kay was extremely proactive in obtaining contractors to clean, stage and complete fixes in the house. She was extremely knowledgeable about every step of the process. I am truly thankful that I was able to work with her.”

Turhan W

We recently settled on our Passyunk Square investment property and couldn’t be happier. We were new to the Philadelphia housing market.  Kay McGrath helped us find the perfect place – location, size, cost, etc.  She was patient, responsive and detailed oriented.  She listened to our needs, and   made appropriate suggestions and recommendations.  Kay  used her in-depth knowledge of the city real estate landscape to help us explore each of the unique neighborhoods around center city before we ultimately zeroed in on the Passyunk area.  When we finally selected a property, it required quite a bit of negotiation and Kay was there every step of the way guiding us through the process.  If you’re looking for a real estate professional in Philadelphia – Kay McGrath would be our recommended choice!

Frank Perpiglia

Kay was amazing to work with. Always was attentive to what I was looking for and took many hours out of her weekends to accommodate the house search. She was also amazing at facilitating the deal and helping us get to closing. She answered all my questions and was a great resource throughout the whole process. She is highly recommended in my book!

Justin Chung​

I was a first time home buyer and Kay was the perfect agent to help me during the process! She was very knowledge on the area I was looking to purchase and would send me homes she thought I would be interested in as soon as they hit the market. Kay stuck to my budget when sending me properties. Kay was very easy to connect and was always available any date or time I needed her assistance. She was also very prompt in setting up showings and appointments and worked around my schedule. Once I found my home Kay was able to negotiate with the sellers to make sure I was getting my home at the best price possible. She took care of all documents and explained everything to me before proceeding. I highly recommend Kay!

Brieanne Urian​

Kay is a total go-getter and was a pleasure to work with throughout our home purchase. She quickly understood what we wanted (before we understood) and aggressively pursued opportunities that would be desirable for us. Ultimately Kay’s persistence brought us a completely off-market opportunity,  which was a one of a kind home that we closed on. Couldn’t recommend working with Kay more, she’s on the ball!

Scott Baldasare

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