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This November 2019 photo shows new condos at 1834 Frankford Avenue (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly gets another $35 million for rental assistance, but it’s far from enough

Tens of thousands of people affected by the pandemic are still waiting for help from the city’s emergency fund. The additional money will help just a fraction.

4 years ago

Erica Cuellar and her daughter Sara Alvarado pose for a portrait in front of their home
NPR
Community

Why helping people pay rent can fight the pandemic

A family in Houston and plumber in Maryland couldn't afford rent, which pushed them into crowded living quarters. During the pandemic, that predicament has upped viral spread.

4 years ago

An illustration of houses, with someone being evicted
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why $1 billion in rent relief isn’t keeping some Pa. tenants safe from eviction

While a long-feared wave of evictions hasn’t come to pass, a lack of coordination between programs and courts leaves some renters in a pinch.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias
Weather

Eastwick residents could become Philly’s first climate migrants. A new plan sees them moving to city-owned higher ground

Under the proposal, a land swap, residents would get to stay in Eastwick. It avoids the limitations and red tape of federal programs, supporters say.

4 years ago

Karen Mouzone, a resident of the University City Townhomes, said that she and other affordable housing residents should not be removed from their homes, at a protest at 39th and Market Streets on October 14, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s a part of my life’: West Philly residents protest sale of University City Townhomes

The complex’s owner, Altman Management Company, recently told the government it would not renew a contract to provide affordable housing at the site.

4 years ago

New homes will replace 70-year-old ones like this section of Riverside. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

$26.4M in pandemic relief for redevelopment project in Wilmington community with history of ‘disinvestment’

The federal money for Delaware will allow REACH Riverside to have 350 of the 600 planned homes finished within two years.

4 years ago

The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument
Politics & Policy

Treasury to shift rental assistance to places with demand

Larger cities including Philadelphia have already exhausted their first tranche of money and are concerned about running through the second tranche in the coming months.

4 years ago

This November 2019 photo shows new condos at 1834 Frankford Avenue (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly passes bill that aims to encourage affordable housing in desirable neighborhoods

The measure tweaks an incentive that allows developers to construct larger buildings than typically allowed in exchange for supporting affordable housing.

4 years ago

A worker puts some final touches on 802 Bennett St. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Habitat for Humanity building 12 new homes after collapse of Wilmington housing agency

The housing agency ran out of money and still has an inventory of more than 100 lots and homes to be renovated or torn down and rebuilt.

4 years ago

Carolyn Boxmeyer just sold her rental property in Fishtown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

As more Philly landlords move to sell and hold off on repairs, analysts see a threat

Nearly 21% of Philadelphia landlords listed a property for sale in 2020, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard.

4 years ago

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Community
6abc

Temple University students plagued with piles of trash in off-campus housing

Temple University students are demanding a solution to piles of trash in their off-campus apartment complex.

4 years ago

Project Home event
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Project Home opens 40-unit apartment building — a first since the pandemic began

The four-story building in North Philadelphia will provide permanent supportive housing to people who are or have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

4 years ago

N.J. residents sit alongside belongings damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida outside their home
Politics & Policy

New Jersey weighs expanding flood buyback program after Ida

New Jersey’s top environmental regulator said its floodplain property buyback program “definitely needs expansion” to help mitigate the effects of climate change.

4 years ago

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NPR
Community

Black and Latino homeowners are about twice as likely as whites to get low appraisals

It's the latest example of racial inequities in the housing sector, a well-documented phenomenon that has led to lower rates of homeownership among Black and Latino families.

4 years ago

Zoey Gerson, 4, assembles a house-shaped bookcase with the help of general contractor Kristi Allen, who is the inspiration for the children’s book, ‘’The House That She Built.’’ (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

New children’s book shows girls that women can build houses too

“The House That She Built” is based on a real house in Utah constructed entirely by women.

4 years ago

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