‘Bellwether for the city’: Housing advocates say luxury townhomes in South Philly violate legal agreement

Developments have been proposed for three outlier sites. But some speculate that one of Philly’s “eds and meds” heavyweights could still enter the mix.

To continue the free transportation program for low-income Philadelphians, it would cost the city $30 million each year.

The hulking building is being transformed into a new mixed-use development. The first phase of the project is now complete.