Philadelphia's University City neighborhood is seeing existing housing stock moving full circle; having gone from single family to multi-apartment student rentals, it's being reborn as quality family housing.
Over the past decade Pennsylvania University has partnered with its surrounding area to improve local schools and businesses. With its new cachet, the University City area, once down at the heels, is becoming a hot spot for Philadelphia's younger home buyers. Large old homes, once cut up into student apartments, are being converted back to family homes filled with everything for a 21st century lifestyle.
"...large Victorian homes in West Philadelphia are attractive property for young couples seeking to purchase their first home."
"The houses we have have been beautifully rehabbed with high quality finishes," said sales associate Sharon Turner. "People are looking into these houses because they can get a home twice as large for the same price in this area."
Penn students are feeling the effect of the student ghetto's gentrification.
Thanks to CollegeTownLife.com
FULL STORY: Conversion trend shrinks housing options
The City of Broken Sidewalks
Can Los Angeles fix 4,000 miles of broken sidewalks before the city hosts the 2028 Olympic Games?
Shifts in Shopping: Transforming Malls Into Parks
Maybe zombie malls still have a second life — one with a little greenery.
To Build More Housing, Cities Must Be Smarter in How They Use Land
How strategic land use policy decisions can alleviate the housing crisis and limit unsustainable sprawl.
Parking Reform Can Boost Homebuilding 40 to 70 Percent
More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.
California Adds Complete Streets to Transportation Funding Guidelines
The state transportation commission previously declined to include bike and pedestrian infrastructure in its updated funding guidelines, despite a new state law requiring Complete Streets efforts in all Caltrans projects.
Omaha Streetcar Yielding $1.5 Billion in TIF Funds
The line, scheduled for completion in 2027, is bringing billions in new investment to the city’s urban core.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Prescott
Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Village of Glen Ellyn
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
CORP - COnsulting Research Projects
City of Cambridge, Maryland
Newport County Development Council: Connect Greater Newport
Rockdale County Board of Commissioners