What We're Reading: Week of 5/27/19

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

Next City: An interview with Oakland’s Housing Policy Director highlights the differences of the California housing crisis from legacy cities-jobs are being added at 11 times the rate of new housing units.

Jared Brey, May 23, 2019

The Inquirer: Early planning was unveiled for two new office buildings for the western end of Center City

Jacob Adelman, May 30, 2019

The Inquirer: A modified form of “co-living” rentals is coming to Philadelphia, by a San Franciso based company that rents 3 bedroom rowhouses, subleases bedrooms in a model similar to co-living

Jacob Adelman, May 16, 2019

Ballard Spahr, LLP: New transfer tax legislation closes a “loophole” on how sale of commercial real estate interests are considering in calculating transfer taxes

By The Tax Real Estate Group, May 21, 2019

PlanPhilly: A negotiated community benefits agreement with neighbors will enable development of an entire block along Washington Avenue to proceed with a legislative ordinance instead of a trip to the ZBA

Jake Blumgart, May 30, 2019

Governor Wolf is pushing for federal approval to use Medicaid funds to address lead remediation work in homes where children covered by Medicaid live

Wolf Administration, March 14, 2019