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Real Estate

Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Number of new housing units in Center City area hits 5-year high

The benchmark comes as the area continues to see population growth, including an increase in the number of New York transplants.

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
Patricia Vaughn speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly could get affordable housing for seniors raising grandchildren

Philadelphia developers could get millions to build more affordable senior housing, and new rules promote building intergenerational apartments.

2 years ago

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Pedestrians walk in Philadelphia's Chinatown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Proposed Sixers arena could cost millions in lost tax revenue, new analysis finds

The analysis comes as stakeholders await the results of two impact studies commissioned through the city.

2 years ago

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Clockwise from left: Pedestrians cross 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia on July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke), Philadelphia 76ers mascot Franklin in 2023 (AP Photo/Chris Szagola), 9th and Market Streets (Philadelphia Fashion District), Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, and Boston Celtics' Robert Williams III. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Studio 2

Debating the 76ers Arena Proposal

The $1.3 billion plan for a new Sixers arena has been embraced by some, but met with a ton of opposition from residents of Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods downtown.

Air Date: February 21, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:11
Norman Royal poses for a picture outside
Urban Planning

Plans to transform downtown Dover launched with $25 million in state funding

Revitalization plans include critical infrastructure upgrades and a six-story retail-residential project

2 years ago

Listen 1:18
A view from above a neighborhood
NPR
Urban Planning

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need.

2 years ago

Condos for sale in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Money

Would-be homebuyers in Philly to face another challenging spring season

The city’s residential housing market is hot, but there’s not much to buy.

2 years ago

Listen 1:06
Exterior of the Gibraltar mansion
Community

‘Demolition by neglect’: How a taxpayer-funded quest to restore Wilmington’s Gibraltar mansion has failed for a quarter-century

A host of ambitious proposals have gone nowhere while Gibraltar deteriorated into a YouTube “haunted house.” Now the city has bought it. The mayor lives next door.

2 years ago

Listen 3:22
Rowan University
Education

Rowan University president lays down 10-year vision, wants college to drive region’s economic growth

The long-time leader of the South Jersey institution has begun to seek community input to design his vision for the next decade.

2 years ago

Listen 0:59
Juanita Clark speaks to a group of protesters
Community

‘I’m still freezing’: Oak Lake Court tenants demand SBG Management fix their apartments within 9 days

Over 40 people rallied outside a West Oak Lane apartment complex after multiple tenants complained that their heaters didn’t work, and management refused to fix them.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘Bold and targeted action’: Legislative package seeks to protect Philly renters and homeowners

The bills are part of City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s “Defying Displacement” campaign.

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
Tyrese Gould Jacinto looks into a fire circle
Community

Despite being sacred ground, Quinton Township says Native American sanctuary needs a new permit to worship

Cohanzick Longhouse Sanctuary wants to continue using the property as a worship site. But Quinton Township says they need to reapply.

2 years ago

Listen 2:22
A group of people speaking together at a table
Urban Planning

Design workshop offers alternative ideas to 76ers proposal to build a new arena in Center City

More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.

2 years ago

Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools.
Studio 2

The Unraveling of America’s Suburbs, Embracing Hair Loss, Road Salt and Climate

Life in the burbs was once the American dream - a big house, grassy yard and good schools. Now that dream is crumbling, argues author Benjamin Herold.

Air Date: January 23, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:49
A sign on a telephone pole reads
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Survey shows majority of Wash West residents oppose Sixers arena

The poll from the Washington Square West Civic Association means residents from two nearby neighborhoods are against the $1.55 billion project.

2 years ago

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