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Housing
Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health
Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.
6 years ago
Listen 05:25How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam
The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
6 years ago
Listen 08:36How faulty construction breaks up Philly families — and why the city can’t stop it
Some developers ignore permits, then keep on building.
6 years ago
Next phase of $100M affordable housing overhaul begins in Wilmington
The Flats is in the midst of a major $100 million project to tear down and rebuild more than 400 affordable housing units over ten years.
6 years ago
City Hall is uniting around a lead poisoning law hated by landlords
City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown said the issues delaying a vote on a controversial regulation have been resolved. Landlords aren’t happy.
6 years ago
Philadelphia Housing Authority moves to demolish one of its last surviving towers
One of Philly’s last surviving public housing towers is moving towards demolition. Many tenants say the time is right.
6 years ago
A Philly woman is building ‘not tiny’ houses for formerly homeless people — and their pets
Nonprofit developer Stephanie Sena will test her model for low-cost, infill housing on vacant land acquired from the Philadelphia Land Bank in 2018.
6 years ago
Should landlords be required to provide air conditioning?
As temperatures soar and Philly officials invite residents to cool off in air-conditioned city buildings, Maryland lawmakers want to mandate landlords provide AC at home.
6 years ago
Wilmington landlords, residents disagree over proposed housing code
A new housing code proposed by the city aims to hold slumlords accountable to clean up dilapidated and vacant homes.
6 years ago
N.J. extends mortgage protections for Superstorm Sandy victims
The bipartisan legislation extends foreclosure protection and mortgage relief programs for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners.
6 years ago
N.J. will create statewide foreclosure database in latest attempt to combat crisis
Home foreclosure is still a big problem in New Jersey. A new database could help.
6 years ago
A soaring tower designed for seniors to rise in Center City
A soaring tower designed with aging baby boomers in mind is coming to a prime Center City intersection.
6 years ago
Philadelphia’s controversial new affordable housing policy might actually be working
The compromise that helped end City Council’s two-year-long fight over how to finance affordable housing is beginning to bear fruit.
6 years ago
Camden waterfront gets first new market-rate apartments in 15 years
The 156-unit complex is the latest structure to go up in Camden with the help of controversial state tax breaks.
6 years ago
Force big developers to offer community benefits? Philly’s Council President wants to make it law
Right before summer recess, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced new legislation that would force some developers to offer perks to communities.
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