top of page
News & Press
Search
Mayor Parker backs legislation to boost housing development around SEPTA stations
Jake Blumgart I The Philadelphia Inquirer I March 5, 2026 The proposal expands an existing law. Currently, if a SEPTA station is made a “transit-oriented development” district — a designation City Council must adopt — then most properties within a 500-foot radius receive a variety of bene fi ts that allows developers to build more housing with less parking than otherwise allowed. The legislation sent to Council by the Parker administration would expand that radius to 1,320 f
2 days ago
As the Navy Yard prepares to welcome new residents, the former base secures environmental accolades
A 614-unit apartment complex is expected to open this fall, and more housing is planned adjacent to the area’s offices and labs. A...
Apr 21, 2025
‘It’s a game-changer’: Booming Brewerytown gets its first bank in over 30 years
Fulton Bank cited the more than 50,000 residents and 1,000 businesses of Brewerytown, its “renaissance of growth” and the absence of any...
Apr 18, 2019
Philly developers start cashing in on Trump tax break, as ‘opportunity zone’-funded projects advance
The projects represent a modest start toward what the Trump administration has said could equate to more than $100 billion in investment int
Apr 5, 2019
bottom of page