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Urban Planning

Philly’s next budget could double staff at the Fair Housing Commission. Here’s what that would mean for renters

Advocates say additional staffing would enable employees to prepare more cases for administrative hearings, positioning the agency to make more rulings.

1 day ago

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A sign welcomes visitors to the Agricultural Resource Center
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Community

Need a hoe, nut wheel or corn shucker? Philly’s new farm tool library has community gardens covered

The Agriculture Resource Center in West Fairmount Park will lend tools and offer free skills workshops.

5 days ago

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A rendering of new apartments in Philadelphia's Fairhill neighborhood
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Urban Planning

Philadelphia Housing Authority to develop long-vacant Fairhill lot, benefitting low-income seniors

Amid a shortage of senior housing, the project will bring deeply affordable apartments for older adults and new homeownership opportunities to the neighborhood.

1 week ago

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The Tetlow Manufacturing Company building
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Urban Planning

A former Chinatown cosmetics factory with a Gilded Age backstory may soon join Philly’s historic register

Henry Tetlow helped shape America’s cosmetics industry with more affordable — less caustic — face powders before his company collapsed into a family feud.

1 week ago

Good Shepherd Senior Residences in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood
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Urban Planning

Affordable senior housing in Philadelphia expands with new Overbrook apartment development

Named after Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, which once occupied the site, the building addresses a critical need for affordable housing.

2 weeks ago

Alden Park Manor at 5500 Wissahickon Avenue
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Urban Planning

A Germantown renter faced eviction after organizing fellow tenants. She just won a rare landlord retaliation case

Fair housing advocates hope the decision empowers more tenants to speak out in a city where fears of retaliation run deep.

2 weeks ago

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A utility meter
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Urban Planning

‘The system is failing us’: Philadelphia utility customers call on City Council to help rein in bills

Customers, advocates and experts outlined the limited tools the city has to control costs during a hearing on rising utility bills.

2 weeks ago

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A group is gathered for a rally in West Philadelphia
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Urban Planning

West Philly tenants are pushing Mayor Parker to preserve 925 units of affordable housing

Starting in early July, the vast portfolio of properties can be marketed to the general public. Housing advocates fear that could displace thousands.

3 weeks ago

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Nilda Pimentel and Talia Giles
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Urban Planning

A fight over vacant Philly lots is exposing tensions in Mayor Parker’s housing plan

The Turn the Key program promised affordable homeownership. Critics say many residents are priced out, raising the question: Who is "affordable housing" for?

3 weeks ago

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Bill Gates smiles
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Science

Former Southwest Philly refinery site will become home to nuclear life science facility

The company plans to manufacture a rare, radioactive isotope for use in cancer treatment trials starting in 2029.

3 weeks ago

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A back alley
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia launches ‘Alleygators’ program to help residents clear trash and vegetation from alleys

The new program will help residents keep their alleys clear with a once-a-year cleaning by request.

3 weeks ago

Listen 0:57
Rochelle Bilal speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly sheriff wants to double size of eviction unit after shootings shuttered for-profit system. She may not get it

The office is the sole entity responsible for carrying out evictions. It's taking months to close cases — and costing landlords.

4 weeks ago

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A rendering shows a proposed housing development for Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New apartments are planned for Germantown parcel with history of illegal dumping

The project from Liberty Bell Management calls for a mix of townhomes and duplexes. Construction could start sometime in 2027.

1 month ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
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Urban Planning

Philly renters just secured new protections from landlord retaliation. A lawsuit could undo them

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.

1 month ago

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a side yard in Kensington
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Urban Planning

Philadelphians who care for vacant side yards form group to push for easier land-acquisition process

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

1 month ago

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