What We're Reading: Week of May 17, 2021

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

Philadelphia Business Journal: Philadelphia was among the top contenders for Amazon HQ2 recommended by their internal objective search team, but the final choice may have come down to where Jeff Bezos already owned homes

by Jim Dallke, May 17, 2021

Philadelphia Business Journal: The Wanamaker Building, occupying an entire city block across from City Hall, is coming to the market after having an upgrade to its common areas completed

by Natalie Kostelni, May 10, 2021

PlanPhilly: The City Controller proposed an alternative budget to take advantage of the infusion of federal stimulus funding

by Ryan Briggs, May 27, 2021

The Inquirer editorial board calls for adopting Councilmember Domb’s proposal to reduce reliance on wage taxes and to enact a floor earnings level under which wage tax wouldn’t be assessed

by The Editorial Board, May 19, 2021

Philadelphia Business Journal: Charlotte NC looks at the possibility of turning excess high rise office space into rental housing-perhaps they should come visit Philadelphia, where we’ve been doing this already, for high end housing, market rate housing, and student housing

by Sougata Mukherjee, May 20, 2021

NAHB: Shortages in building materials are at their highest level since NAHB began tracking in 2000

by Paul Emrath, May 27, 2021