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What We're Reading: 9/3/18


Here's what we're reading this week about the projects, people and policies driving local development:

Denise Furey, September 2, 2018

Councilman Domb spoke out against a 1% construction privilege tax and proposed an alternative funding source for affordable housing.

Sam Wood, September 6, 2018

Visit Philadelphia named a new CEO to follow on founding CEO Meryl Levitz.

Jake Blumgart, September 6, 2018

The City’s Housing Action Plan is nearing completion, with goals for housing preservation and new housing production by income band unveiled at the last public housing board meeting.

Jake Blumgart, September 4, 2018

Parkway Corporation’s proposed 317 foot tall residential tower at 709 Chestnut Street was met with strong approval at Civic Design Review (note that graphic states the St. James is 328 feet tall, when it is in fact 498 feet tall).

Kelly Leighton, August 30, 2018

Home foreclosures are up in Philadelphia for the first time in 36 months, fueled in part by foreclosure of reverse mortgages on homeowners over 65 years of age.

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