PlanPhilly Archive

Fair housing advocates say the City Council measures will make it safer for tenants to speak up about dangerous living conditions. But a federal lawsuit looms.

The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.

An anonymous donor contributed to 20 Habitat affiliates across the country, including Philadelphia, after the pontiff, a Villanova grad, was elected.

The bill aims to lower single-family home prices. But it would inadvertently endanger companies that provide housing for some people with disabilities.

Developer Ken Weinstein hopes to turn the Furness station into a mixed-use property and convert Blue Bell Mission into a single-family home.

Department of Licenses and Inspections officials shared new details Wednesday during a budget hearing before City Council.

A motion filed Monday seeks to add new allegations to a rare lawsuit that alleges a City Council committee violated state law.

The bills are part of the Safe Healthy Homes Act, a legislative package that has drawn considerable opposition from independent landlords.

The five-story property in Philly’s Spring Garden section belongs to the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and has sat empty for years.

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan is entering a critical new phase. Advocates hope it helps the city's most vulnerable residents.

A Philadelphia judge wrote that most of the work the residents object to is done, and future project phases only “endeavor to improve” the park.

The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.

Lawmakers were expected to pass the bills Thursday, but two landlords sued the body’s housing committee, alleging a violation of open meeting laws.

TerraPower Isotopes will manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in developing cancer treatments.

Philadelphia relies on libraries as heating and cooling centers, but they frequently close due to heat or air conditioning issues.