The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is planning an 85-unit mix of affordable rental and homeownership units in Strawberry Mansion, around 28th and York streets. The proposal is part of a burst of PHA activity in this North Philadelphia neighborhood in recent years, as the agency has sought to use vacant land to add affordable housing to the area. “This proposed development at 28th and York represents exactly the kind of investment Strawberry Mansion deserves — one that replaces long-term vacancy and blight with affordable homes, open space and renewed opportunity,” Kelvin A. Jeremiah, PHA president and CEO, said. The project has 30 single-family houses that will be built using the city’s Turn the Key program, 19 rental townhouses, and a 36-unit apartment building roughly split between one- and two-bedroom units.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 8/7/2026