Another 925 units of affordable housing in Philadelphia are in danger of disappearing, leading to a heated exchange between Philadelphia officials and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier at budget hearings over how to preserve them. It’s the latest chapter in a rolling crisis around expiring federal housing subsidies. The University of Pennsylvania estimates that more than 7,500 federally backed, low-income homes could lose their affordability protections in the next decade. Gauthier says she wants to quickly intercede and “help fund” the purchase of the units, as the owner, Jim Levin of Neighborhood Restorations, says he wants to sell them to the city and is holding off on putting them on the open market — for now.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 3/27/2026