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Several homes on a residential block
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Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Philly tax sales resumed nearly a year ago. The land bank still hasn’t bid on any properties

The public agency has funding to acquire new parcels for affordable housing and community gardens, but is still not a priority bidder.

3 months ago

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trees along a Philly block
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Environment
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees

One possible challenge: Officials say a $12 million federal grant to help implement the Philly Tree Plan is frozen.

3 months ago

Listen 1:00
buildings near 18th and Market streets
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Economic Development
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Philadelphia has more ‘vibrant mixed-use’ buildings than peer cities. Is that a good thing?

Philadelphia has a smaller prime business district than most of its peers, but the largest vibrant mixed-use portfolio, a CBRE report shows.

3 months ago

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Apartment buildings in Center City.
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Housing
Philadelphia

Philly added 8K housing units in 2024. Nearly half of them were in Greater Center City

The increase is partially tied to a building boom that researchers expect to abate this year as supply catches up with demand.

3 months ago

Listen 1:26
Bags of trash are visible on the sidewalk.
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Environment
Government
Philadelphia

‘This has to stop’: Philadelphians push City Council for more illegal dumping prevention

Residents say they are tired of repeatedly cleaning up their communities. They urged the city to invest in education and enforcement.

3 months ago

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Eagles fans waiting in the crowd for the parade to come to the Art Museum
Business
Philadelphia

Center City hotels sold more than 11,000 rooms around the Eagles’ Super Bowl parade weekend

Hotels generated more revenue this year than the last time the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl.

4 months ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
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Economy
Housing
Philadelphia
Politics

‘It’s all downside’: Philly’s housing market poised for pain if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada and Mexico, analysts say

The president appears ready to move ahead with steep import taxes after a monthlong pause.

4 months ago

Listen 1:58
A housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., Friday, March 29, 2024.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Studio 2
Housing

Yoni Appelbaum on how NIMBYism ‘froze the American Dream’

The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum argues in his book "Stuck" that restrictive zoning laws and progressive NIMBYism have made housing unaffordable and trapped Americans in place.

Air Date: February 26, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:56
Orinoko Civic House
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

A Philly program for low-income renters is winding down. Housing advocates say that shouldn’t happen

For the last five years, the shallow rent program has helped keep vulnerable residents housed amid an affordable housing crisis.

4 months ago

Listen 1:07
Protesters cycling
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Philadelphia
Streets & Roads
Transportation

More bicycle lanes could come to Philly, connecting riders to the Schuylkill River Trail and Temple

Less than a year ago, Councilmember Jeffrey Young Jr. proposed eliminating a bicycle lane in Center City, but now he’s advocating to build more.

4 months ago

Listen 0:57
The Bethany Lutheran Church cemetery
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History
Housing
Philadelphia

This Philly cemetery sits on a residential Roxborough street. It’s now poised for historic designation

The burial ground helps tell the story of Manayunk and Roxborough before and after they became part of the city.

4 months ago

Cherelle Parker speaking at a podium surrounded by other officials
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Government
Housing
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker launches Philly initiative to create and preserve 30,000 housing units

The initiative will be informed by industry experts, with the Philadelphia Housing Authority playing a large role.

4 months ago

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker
Business
Government
Philadelphia

Mayor Parker says tax reform and affordable housing are priorities in 2025

Mayor Cherelle Parker shared a glimpse about priorities for her second year in office at a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event.

4 months ago

Divine Lorraine seen from outside
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Housing
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

New owners of Divine Lorraine want to return the historic property to its roots

The 110-unit building has been operating as a hotel since 2022. The new owners want to turn it back into an apartment complex.

4 months ago

Listen 0:48
Fashion District mall
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This retail futurist says keep Market East a shopping destination

It’s not a popular view, but the Fashion District fills a need, he argues.

4 months ago

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