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Real Estate

Farm manager Benjamin Miller waters the garden at 61st and Reinhard streets in Southwest Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

People’s Kitchen is latest community garden threatened by sheriff sale

Advocates estimate dozens of community gardens are tangled up in private liens. Negotiations and a GoFundMe are afoot.

4 years ago

The old Family Court Building on Vine Street in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s African American Museum moving to the Ben Franklin Parkway

After 50 years at the corner of 7th and Arch streets, the museum will occupy a portion of the long-vacant historic Family Court building next to the Free Library.

4 years ago

People walk in view of the city skyline in Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Science

Philly’s life sciences real estate market has cooled. Brokers hopeful for recovery

A precarious stock market and record inflation have contributed to some companies hitting the pause button on their search for space in Philly.

4 years ago

Chinatown is full of retail and commercial activity, but many people also live there — on both sides of I-676. (Tiffany Rodriguez / WHYY)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

As more development threatens, Chinatown is working to heal the concrete wound that split the neighborhood

The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.

4 years ago

The ''Roundhouse,'' the Philadelphia Police Department's soon-to-be-former headquarters
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

What’s the future of Philly’s iconic Roundhouse? Officials seek community input

The iconic Police Administration Building will soon be vacant. Its future will be informed by a public engagement process expected to stir painful memories of its past.

4 years ago

Customers shop for produce in Chinatown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

‘Community is irrelevant’ to developers who have tried to exploit Chinatown

Behemoth developments in residential communities destroy the fabric that has held people together over generations.

4 years ago

A view of a street with rowhomes on either side.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

How does historic preservation work in Philadelphia? A city commission holds all the power

Philly was one of the first cities to grant jurisdiction to an appointed board. Some residents are left frustrated by the process, while other neighborhoods work around it.

4 years ago

New housing (right) and old in Mantua
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly task force issues recommendations to eliminate home appraising bias

The long-standing problem is rooted in racial discrimination. Homes in primarily Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of nearly $26,000.

4 years ago

A 'for sale' sign stands in front of a house
Urban Planning

DOJ: Buffett company discriminated against Black homebuyers in Philly, N.J., Del.

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers.

4 years ago

Rendering of the planned development at the Navy Yard. (Philadelphia Navy Yard)
Urban Planning

A new neighborhood could rise at the Navy Yard if a plan comes together

A 611-unit residential development, a new hotel, and more life sciences buildings are in the 20-year blueprint for the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.

4 years ago

The renovated house is in striking contrast to its abandoned state before. (Courtesy of Compass Realty)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

West Philly house that can mine crypto sells for $237k, sparking debate over gentrification and what ‘affordable’ means

The Mantua property was renovated after sitting abandoned for a decade.

4 years ago

A street with cars in Wilmington, Del. is visible.
Politics & Policy

Wilmington passes budget with property tax hike, but mayor says it doesn’t do enough

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.

4 years ago

The condemned apartment buildings are on the 800 block of Adams Street, one block off I-95. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Urban Planning

372 code violations: Wilmington condemns apartment block, forcing dozens of tenants into shelters

Inspectors descended on Adams Street after a brick wall collapsed between two of seven buildings owned by landlord A.J. Pokorny.

4 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
Urban Planning

Real estate assessment could mean higher property taxes for many Philly homeowners

About 20% of homeowners are appealing after Philly’s first assessment in several years shows some big increases in property values.

4 years ago

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
Community

Philly relaunches $10,000 home assistance program for first-time buyers

The money from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development will help first-time buyers with a down payment or closing costs.

4 years ago

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