Kelvin Jeremiah

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Leading PHA's Germantown redevelopment planning

The townhomes on East Collom Street have been empty since 2006. On Nov. 9, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia broke ground on a $3 million plan to turn them into 16 owner-occupied homes called Lena Commons.

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority broke ground Nov. 6 on its first apartment building in Center City: a 14-story project at 2012 Chestnut St. with 121 units, 60% of them set aside for lower-income households. It is a departure for an agency whose housing has historically been concentrated in the city's poorest neighborhoods.

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Leading the agency's Sharswood Transformation Plan

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has started construction on the Dwight Evans Senior Residences, a $27 million, 63-unit building for people 62 and older at 20th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Sharswood. Tenants pay up to 30% of adjusted income, and the federal government covers the rest of the rent.

Updated Nov 1