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Housing

City Hall is pictured from afar
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re kind of rushing this’: Philadelphia City Council spars with Parker officials over mayor’s $2B housing plan

The mayor wants Council to adopt her Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative in tandem with the city’s next budget. Lawmakers will put their $.02 in before that happens.

3 months ago

Kings Highway Apartments on Frankford Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘This is so surreal’: Rehabbed apartments in Kensington provide fresh start for formerly homeless families

Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.

3 months ago

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This time, Avi and Cherri hosted Studio 2 live from the Middletown Free Library in Media, Pa. Here, listeners asked a panel some tough questions about NIMBYism and YIMBYism. (Photo: Kevin McCorry, WHYY)
Studio 2
Urban Planning

Developing the Philly suburbs: NIMBYs, YIMBYs and you

We look at the housing affordability problem in the Philadelphia region. Researchers say we need a building boom to drive supply up and prices down.

Air Date: May 1, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:33
an aerial view of housing near Fairmount Park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Mayor Parker exploring 100% tax abatement for Philly properties in underinvested communities

The proposal may violate state law. It comes as the administration seeks to expand the city’s housing supply amid an ongoing crisis.

3 months ago

Listen 1:07
The lot where the UC Townhomes once stood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Housing Authority is moving closer to constructing 75-unit apartment building at former UC Townhomes site

The affordable housing complex is gone, but a new development will rise in its place following a legal settlement with the city.

3 months ago

Listen 1:14
A person walks on a flooded street
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners

A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.

3 months ago

Listen 1:21
Un edificio del gobierno del condado de New Castle
Urban Planning

La nueva ordenanza de ‘viviendas de bolsillo’ del condado de New Castle ofrece una solución a la crisis de vivienda asequible en Delaware

Las casas “de bolsillo” están diseñadas para ser una solución más asequible, enfocada en la comunidad, para contrarrestar la crisis de vivienda en el norte de Delaware.

3 months ago

Kelvin A. Jeremia looks on
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Housing Authority to preserve and build 20K affordable units under new ‘Opening Doors’ initiative

The $6.3 billion plan is designed to help address Philadelphia's deepening affordable housing crisis.

3 months ago

Listen 1:15
Homes near downtown Wilmington.
Money

Regulations on short-term rentals or rent control could help solve Wilmington’s affordable housing crisis, advocates say

Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.

3 months ago

Aerials of fire-damaged houses
Community

Girl is killed and her sister is missing after a fire destroys several Millville, New Jersey homes

The fire's heat was so intense that it melted part of a fire truck and a parked car.

3 months ago

Nicolas O’Rourke sitting and listening
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly lawmaker wants to add ‘muscles’ and ‘teeth’ to city’s property maintenance code

City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to introduce a legislative package designed to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.

3 months ago

Listen 1:00
Rowhouses in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Community

With funding for Philly’s Built to Last program not in mayor’s budget proposal, supporters go to City Council for help

The “one-stop-shop” program that coordinates home repair, energy efficiency and solar for low-income homeowners could be at risk.

4 months ago

Listen 1:16
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier poses for a photo
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly City Council weighs zoning tweak for ‘Turn the Key’ projects

The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.

4 months ago

A home in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Uncertain future for blighted Philly properties once part of Germantown Settlement empire

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.

4 months ago

Water running in a Philadelphia home's sink
Community

Some Philadelphia residents could lose water access as annual shutoff moratorium comes to a close

About 4,500 Philadelphia residents could lose access to their water, according to city officials — an 80% drop in potential water shutoffs compared to pre-pandemic times.

4 months ago

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