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Pages tagged "Development"


It's Illegal to Build Apartments on the Vast Majority of Philadelphia Land

The Philadelphia Fed's new study on gentrification made a big splash recently with the finding that between 2000 and 2014, the city lost one-fifth of its affordable rental units--23,628 in total.   

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With Lowest 'For Sale' Inventory in 16 Years, Philly's Housing Boom Isn't Over Yet

While various housing commentators have wanted to call the top of the market for Philly's post-recession housing boom for a couple years now, this chart created by our friend Jake Liefer should pour cold water on that notion.

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What L+I is Doing to Streamline Development Review

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This Monday, Philadelphia 3.0 hosted a policy discussion at Pipeline Philly about what the City's Department of Licenses and Inspections is doing to modernize their operations, and why this matters for the city's real estate economy.

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Anti-Growth Politics is a Luxury Philly Can't Afford in the Trump Era

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While we haven't always agreed with Council President Darrell Clarke's politics in the past, we strongly agree with his sentiment that Philadelphia city government should look to use our existing resources better if we're expecting a hostile urban policy environment under the Trump administration and a conservative supermajority in the Pennsylvania legislature.

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Map: Some Councilmembers still aren't cooperating with zoning remapping

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Back in 2007, city voters approved a ballot initiative establishing a Zoning Code Commission that would review and make changes to Philly's 1950's-era zoning code with the aim of making development more predictable, and less political.

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Council to Vote on Neighborhood Improvement District Just for One Building

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City Council could vote this Thursday on two improvement district bills that couldn't be more different: a Neighborhood Improvement District for the W and Element Hotels now under construction at 15th and Chestnut, and a traditional Business Improvement District for the Italian Market. Both bills offer some lessons for how we can improve Philly's economic climate.

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Map: The KOZ Properties Proposed for Each City Council District

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WHYY's Tom MacDonald confirms that the Keystone Opportunity Zone bill we wrote about is indeed on a fast-track in City Council, and the need for speed is stemming from a state deadline.

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Expanded Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill on the Fast Track in City Council

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A new bill designating over 500 parcels as Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ) is moving quickly through City Council this week.

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Jannie Blackwell's Parking Mandate Bill Would Mean Higher Rents

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3rd District Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell introduced a bill in City Council on Friday that would double mandatory minimum parking requirements for apartment buildings--a regressive policy change that would hike rents on low-income and middle-class renters across the city.

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