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Abandoned Property

Hunting Park: Abandoned Buildings Plague the Neighborhood While City Organizations Work Toward Improvement

April 30, 2012

https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block,

Economy

Germantown: Organization Offers Future for Addicts, Homeless

February 22, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37224742] In The State of Homelessness in America 2012, The National Alliance to End Homelessness reported that in Philadelphia, Pa. and surrounding metropolitan areas, there are more than 11,000 homeless living on the streets and

Housing

West Philadelphia: Housing Authority Makes $4 Million on Second Property Auction

December 8, 2011

The Philadelphia Housing Authority sold 100 properties and brought in more than $4 million at this week’s vacant property auction with both positive and negative reaction to the sales. In November, PHA held its first

Featured Stories

North Philadelphia: Residents Wonder If PHA Auction Will Have an Impact

December 7, 2011

https://vimeo.com/33286225] The Philadelphia Housing Authority plans an auction today for 100 vacant, scattered-site properties throughout the city. Eva Gaymon, who has lived in North Philadelphia for 43 years, said she would like to see houses

Abandoned Property

Center City: Housing Authority Makes Money on Auction; Critics Complain Neighborhood Buyers Left Out

November 17, 2011

https://vimeo.com/32283059] The Philadelphia Housing Authority brought in $7 million this week at its first auction of blighted properties, but critics disliked what they described as a process that favored real estate developers over neighborhood buyers.

Economy

North Philadelphia: Philadelphia Housing Authority Auction Upsets Residents

November 10, 2011

https://vimeo.com/31937924] Betsy Esteves was surprised to see the empty lot next to her home on North Third Street–a lot she fenced off, planted grass on, did some minor gardening in and has been struggling to

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