As demand for housing rises, Philadelphia’s neighborhoods can either remain affordable or remain low-density. They cannot do both.
A sign on a fence in 2021 expressed the opposition of some West Philadelphia residents against the construction of an apartment building at 48th Street and Chester Avenue.The former private dog park at 48th Street and Chester Avenue in West Philly is now dotted with signs heralding the construction of,” masks a deeper battle for the future of our city.
In late 2020, landowner Meir Gelley declared his intention to develop the lot. By right, he could build 22 luxurious duplex homes. But he wanted to build apartments — a more lucrative option, but one that would requireSome neighbors persuaded Gelley to set aside 15 of the units for families making under $35,720 a year, well below the, a local registered community organization, hired an attorney to ensure this agreement was binding.
But new development did not cause the neighborhood to become whiter, wealthier, and less affordable. Take a walk around the neighborhood and you will see that essentially no new development has occurred. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau estimate that the number of housing units hereWhen housing supply is constrained, property owners have more power to dictate prices; new residents and existing tenants must compete for units.
When we frame the fight over an apartment building as a community-stands-up-to-greedy-developer story, the tenants who might have called the new building home are forgotten and erased. And when a building gets blocked, those tenants don’t vanish into the ether.
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