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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Everything we can possibly do’: Philly nonprofit to finish renovating 40 homes in Strawberry Mansion

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia will fix up a group of homes on the 3200 block of West Huntingdon Street, completing a multi-week effort in the North Philly neighborhood.

7 months ago

Demolition of the housing project
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Parker’s budget proposal includes funding to replace units lost at UC Townhomes site

The mayor’s initial spending plan did not include city funding for the new 70-unit development in West Philadelphia.

7 months ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly City Council advances legislation requiring eviction contractors to carry licenses

The bill was introduced following a string of violent incidents involving deputy landlord-tenant officers last year.

7 months ago

Shawmar Pitts speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Affordable housing, rental assistance and home repairs: Philly progressives are pushing City Council for a ‘worker’s budget’

As City Council negotiates a budget with Mayor Parker, some council members and advocates seek more funding that directly impacts working-class Black and brown Philadelphians.

7 months ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A huge deterrent effect’: Philly City Council seeks to strengthen anti-discrimination law

The Fair Practices Ordinance prohibits landlords from rejecting potential tenants based on how they would pay rent.

7 months ago

Downtown business district.
Urban Planning

Coatesville could soon see its first rental housing development in more than a decade

If the five-person planning commission votes ‘yes,’ Brandywine View Apartments will break ground on 266 market-rate rental units.

7 months ago

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Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council advances bill to make Philly’s Eviction Diversion Program permanent

The heralded program is scheduled to expire at the end of June if the measure doesn’t become law.

7 months ago

Listen 1:00
Jamie Gauthier sits in front of a microphone
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly charter change proposal would mean more funding for affordable housing

The measure looks to close a loophole that has frustrated housing advocates for years.

7 months ago

Listen 0:54
an empty grass lot on the 1300 block of Corlies Street in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Cherelle Parker wants to deliver 30,000 units of housing in Philly. Can it happen?

The mayor has broadened the goal to include new construction and renovations.

8 months ago

Listen 4:43
the demolished UC Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker’s budget leaves UC Townhomes agreement in limbo. Housing advocates aren’t happy

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is poised to build 70 units on the former site of the University City Townhomes. It needs funding from the city before that can happen.

8 months ago

Listen 1:12
beds at a homeless shelter
Community

Point-in-time count offers ‘snapshot’ of homelessness in Montgomery County

The count showed an uptick in people experiencing homelessness — although more people were in emergency shelters rather than outdoors compared to the year before.

8 months ago

A rendering of the Sanctuary Village project
Urban Planning

Sanctuary Village is exploring suburban alternatives for tiny homes after Philly setback

The nonprofit is assessing interest, opportunities and funding in Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties.

8 months ago

Chester Housing Authority building
Urban Planning

HUD places Chester Housing Authority on ‘troubled’ list

The Chester Housing Authority’s designation is due to “poor physical conditions.” Meanwhile, a federal probe into bribery and fraud recently delivered a trio of guilty pleas.

8 months ago

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Trash in front of an apartment building entrance
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Housing Authority to rehab and rent neglected properties tied to Germantown Settlement

The city repossessed the properties from a group of entities controlled by one of the neighborhood’s most notorious landlords.

8 months ago

Listen 1:19
Stanley Elam
PlanPhilly
Community

Unpaid utility bills may close ‘unfit’ senior housing complex in West Philly

Gas service at Brith Sholom House may be shut off this month. It’s just the latest threat to tenants still living at the 12-story complex.

8 months ago

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