North
Triumph Baptist senior-housing plan approved, but Rev. Hall can't discuss it
By Amy Z. Quinn For NewsWorks A plan by Triumph Baptist Church and Universal Companies to build a senior housing development in Nicetown got city zoning board approval Wednesday, but an…
Controversy lurks as zoning board considers Nicetown affordable senior-housing plan
By Amy Z. QuinnFor NewsWorks A plan that would see 50 units of affordable senior housing at 18th and Courtland streets in Nicetown will be before the city zoning board…
North Philadelphia: Land bank could help residents living next to blight
By Kate Hartman For PlanPhilly This article was created in partnership with Temple University's capstone journalism course Philadelphia Neighborhoods. Doris Berris stood in front of the lot where her community…
ABOUT NORTH
This district is situated to the north of Lehigh Ave. and west of Kensington Ave. Neighborhood revitalization efforts are responding to multiple urban ills: unemployment, poverty, abandonment, drugs and crime. Planning for large industrial areas is a key issue. The Hunting Park East industrial area is expected to remain industrial in character, while the Hunting Park West industrial area has a plan calling for a mix of new uses on land vacated by the Budd and Tasty Baking companies. Other issues: expanding and enhancing open space near Tacony Creek, reuse of abandoned railways, and maintenance of traditional neighborhood commercial corridors at 22nd & Lehigh, Broad & Erie, and 5th & Lehigh. Rail stations at Broad & Glenwood and 22nd & Allegheny create opportunities for higher density, mixed-use development. It is important to support the work of community development organizations while also addressing the needs of under-represented neighborhoods.
Contact:David Ortiz, 215-683-4616, David.Ortiz@phila.gov
UPCOMING EVENTS IN NORTH
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