You are viewing 94 articles concerning Vacant Property
Advocates call to strengthen Land Bank Strategic Plan
The fledgling Philadelphia Land Bank is the city’s best chance to put the lion’s share of its vacant and tax-delinquent properties…
Urban farms still struggle to put down legal roots
Which would you choose for your block: A weed-choked illegal dumping ground or a quasi-legal market farm growing everything from sunflowers…
Interface Studio to develop Land Bank Strategic Plan
Philly passed a new milestone on the long road to realizing its future Land Bank: On Friday the Philadelphia Housing Development…
Land Bank updates: Strategic planning and VPRC transparency
Philadelphia is inching toward realizing its Land Bank, signed into law by Mayor Nutter in January. The Philadelphia Land Bank is…
Our City Invincible: On Creativity, Capacity, and Collaboration in the New Workshop of the World [TEDxPhiladelphia]
PlanPhilly is a partner for this year's TEDxPhiladelphia event, and we're sharing ways we think Philly is becoming a "New Workshop…
Five hopeful things about the Land Bank
Philadelphia will be the biggest American city to establish a municipal land bank once Mayor Nutter signs the land bank bill…
Land Bank bill caught in twilight zone
UPDATED, 12/5/13 8:15am: The Inquirer reports that Council President Clarke and Councilwoman Quiñones-Sánchez have negotiated a deal to advance the land bank…
Selective demolition at South Kensington's Gretz Brewery
The historic but fragile Gretz Brewery complex has stood at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Oxford Street since the 1880s,…
Newbold neighbor petitions to purchase vacant lot, preserve green space
A Point Breeze resident in the neighborhood’s Newbold section wants to turn the vacant lot behind her home into an herbal…
Land bank hearing scheduled for Oct. 28, questions remain
This fall there is renewed hope for progress in the creation of a municipal land bank. Come October 28, land bank…
Philly's LandCare Program cleans, greens and reduces crime
This week Philadelphia has served as both host and case study for the 2013 Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference. With 40,000…
Philly Spring Cleanup preview: Painting, river work, Chinatown street sweep, playgrounds and more
The warm weather is here just in time to get everyone outside for the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day.…
See how property tax delinquency affects you
One stunning effect of Philadelphia's property tax delinquency problem is diminshed property values across the city that reduce the city's tax…
City bids more than expected on St. Bernard Community Garden
In an edge-of-your-seat bidding process, the City successfully bid on 1010 S. Saint Bernard St., home of the Saint Bernard Community…
Philly Painting critique | Mobilizing against Church of the Assumption demo | North Central gets parking minimums | RBA to design Spring Garden Connector | City seed savers
Good morning, Streeters. Here's your Friday am Buzz: Dutch artists Haas & Hahn have finished painting a nearly-contiguous, color-block mural across…
'Disneyland on the Delaware' | Ritz 5 redevelopment | Pieces of St. Boniface live on | PHDC could incorporate land bank | AVI still imperative
1800 Block of Fairmount, morning | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupGood morning, Streeters. If you're wondering if we…
Point Breeze eminent domain passes | Furness's industrial flourishes, caricatures | Convent housing conversion | Blatstein sued | $37m funding restored to agencies, programs
Happy Friday, Streeters. Here’s what’s making news today. The bill authorizing the city to use eminent domain on 17 vacant properties…
Point Breeze eminent domain moves ahead | more variances for retail? | Police still use typewriters | Germantown trash woes | Native American Museum decays | record Restaurant Week
Autumn street| Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupGood morning, Streeters. It’s GIS Day and we’ll be hanging out with mapmakers…
