PlanPhilly Archive

The decision is meant to reduce operating costs as the agency works to remake its entire portfolio of affordable units.

The homes would be naturally occurring affordable housing. They would replace a vacant warehouse.

The shopping district has struggled for decades. Now its future is back in the spotlight.

Plastic bags are already banned in Philadelphia. Paper bags will come with a fee.

Since the start, the Parker administration has said the H.O.M.E. initiative is for everyone. Advocates say the most vulnerable need to be prioritized.

POWER Interfaith members fear the loss of revenue due to BIRT cuts could raise property taxes and slash critical services.

Critics argue that Mayor Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative doesn’t focus enough on the city’s lowest-income renters and homeowners, including older adults.

The building on Lancaster Avenue has sat vacant for well over a decade. It’s now poised for a new chapter after a judge ruled in favor of reBuilding Blocks.

The lawsuit proposes class-action status and seeks repairs and the return of rent payments.

A new study finds investors are snapping up properties in neighborhoods like Germantown and Cobbs Creek — and it could change who can afford to live there.

Forty additional city employees have been given authority to issue notices of violation against illegal dumpers. They hit the streets next month.

The lots were once tangled up with privately held tax liens. The Land Bank can now transfer them to gardeners and land trusts.

The Will Power Program was launched in response to the city’s tangled title problem. It has largely helped Black homeowners with low incomes.

Illegally parked cars and crumbling sidewalks make for dangerous conditions for Philadelphians with limited mobility.

After a string of shootings, the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office is now the only entity performing evictions in the city.