PlanPhilly Archive

The properties were part of Germantown Settlement’s vast real estate portfolio before the social services nonprofit was undone by scandal.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority project covers 1,000 units and is expected to cost upwards of $500 million to complete.

“Years of underinvestment revealed themselves” in 2025, SEPTA wrote in a social media post. Here’s a look back at the year that was.

Concrete reabsorbs some of its carbon emissions over time. Alternative ingredients and 3D printing could help supercharge that by making the finished concrete more porous.

With high home prices and mortgage rates, renters and homeowners still won’t have much mobility in the new year.

The mayor’s housing plan took center stage, but lawmakers also made it easier for certain renters to move and made life easier for affordable housing developers.

Among the neighborhoods included: Tioga, Strawberry Mansion, Brewerytown, Spring Garden and Fishtown.

The mayor strongly opposed prioritizing the city's lowest-income households. Now, the H.O.M.E. initiative is set to add millions for repairs and preservation efforts.

The canned drink manufacturer plans to create more than 170 long-term jobs at the former PES refinery site.

For the past four years, the city has received an average of 37,000 abandoned car complaints annually.

The measure is expected to pass during a second and final vote scheduled for Council's final regular meeting of the year.

The public survey is part of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s work to update the city’s comprehensive plan.

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.