La concejala María Quiñones Sánchez anunció ayer esta apuesta para evitar la gentrificación, que afecta sobre todo a las comunidades puertorriqueñas. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Two years ago, the city’s 10-year housing plan identified revitalizing existing housing stock as one of Philadelphia’s greatest challenges. But it’s also one of its biggest opportunities. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
A PHA spokesperson said the agreement ensures the protest camp residents will be able to opt-in to social services from Project HOME and the city that will give them a pathway to permanent affordable housing. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
The North Philadelphia councilmember last week killed a bill that would have legalized plans for a 20-story apartment tower on the vacant site of Morris Iron and Steel on N. American Street between Berks and Norris Streets and 40 rowhouses on nearby city-owned land. This week, she said she is working with developers Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, or APM, and Scannapieco Development Corporation on a public-private partnership to enable the project. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia government is embroiled in a standoff over encampments that for months have been home to dozens of people without other housing. The situation underscores a long truth: There’s never been enough affordable housing to go around. Philly has had housing insecurity problems for at least a century. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Philly Considering Plans For Tiny House ‘Village’ as Homeless Camps Remain
In a ruling made on Tuesday, U.S. Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Eduardo C. Robreno said the city could disband the camps on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Ridge Avenue outside the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s North Philadelphia headquarters and at the Azalea Garden near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
A developer has paused plans for a 30-unit apartment complex in a West Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood, the culmination of a year of community opposition that included a recent rally and a petition to city government. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
What did the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation do, and what does its repeal mean for places like Philadelphia? Here is a basic overview. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Although COVID-19 has put a spotlight on housing inequality, our city had serious housing issues long before the pandemic hit. Now is the time for organizations in the public and private sector to help address this crisis and specifically work towards rectifying the wrongs to Black, brown, Latinx, and communities of color. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
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