Student Housing Developments Provoke Down-Zoning in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission approved a series of bills to implement portions of the Lower North District Plan. Although the bills include downzoning, planners believe the area's vacant land is sufficient to bear new development.

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October 23, 2014, 10:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

"The Philadelphia City Planning Commission recommended approval of three bills on Tuesday that would implement portions of the Lower North District Plan, one of 18 neighborhood plans being undertaken as part of the Philadelphia2035 citywide remapping," reports Jared Brey.

"Most significantly, all three bills would rezone large swaths of the area from multifamily residential use to single-family residential use. Particularly in the blocks further west of Broad Street, the bills down-zone properties to prevent further conversions to multi-unit residences."

FULL STORY: Planning Commission approves down-zoning in North Philadelphia

Thursday, October 23, 2014 in PlanPhilly

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