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Housing

South Philadelphia: Community Organizations Develop Neighborhood

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25601675] Earlier this month, a joint project between Community Ventures and South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. Inc. won affordable housing home ownership rehabilitation program funding through the Office of Housing and Community Development. The project is the

Francisville

Francisville: Revitalization of the North Broad Corridor

April 20, 2011

“After years of decline, North Broad Street truly is coming back,” said consultants with Orth-Rodgers & Associates, Inc. and three other firms in a transportation and access study presented to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.

Francisville

Francisville: Development Provides Housing to Seniors and Families

March 4, 2011

https://vimeo.com/20480119]   The 1500 block of Poplar Street didn’t look like much two years ago. It was home to a few vacant lots, some abandoned properties and a junkyard one resident called a “horrible eyesore.”

Francisville

Francisville: 16th and Poplar Project Almost Finished

February 23, 2011

The Francisville East development at 16th and Poplar streets is nearly finished, developers said. Community Ventures, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, broke ground on the project last February – a time when construction projects were

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