‘A no-brainer’: Philly’s historical commission designates new district in Germantown

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.

The district protects apartment buildings in Mount Airy and Germantown constructed during WWI and WWII.

Neighbors have long bemoaned the building as an eyesore and have repeatedly called on the city to restore the historic property before it’s too late.