Taylor Allen

The new revenue generated by the 1% tax on residential development is intended to send millions of dollars towards new affordable housing projects.

As Philadelphia sees a boom in multifamily construction, community groups are negotiating with developers. Affordable housing is an elusive target.

The ban on non-organic herbicides applies to all city parks, trails and playgrounds. Advocates say it will clean city land of dangerous toxins.

City Council is close to an agreement on a bill that would create a new tax on residential construction and push back a change to the city’s controversial development subsidy.

The orange cones are coming out. But this time it's so neighbors can reserve street space for socially distanced holiday hangs.

Some landlords oppose the measure. An attorney for the Homeowner’s Association of Philadelphia said mediation should be an option, not a requirement.

The latest figures show that tenants and landlords who go through Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion program reach an agreement in more than 86% of cases.

City Council unanimously passed the bill targeting real estate wholesalers. Despite Council support, some realtors fear the legislation could backfire.

The commercial real estate abatement reduction could advance in place of 1% construction tax previously proposed.

With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously to add Sigma Studios to the local Register of Historic Places.