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Public housing in Philadelphia

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Public housing in Philadelphia is a significant portion of the overall housing stock in Philadelphia. Most public housing is operated by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. On average, a Philadelphia public housing development is 69% African American, 26% Hispanic, and 5% White and other.

List of public housing projects

  • Passyunk Homes South Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Tasker Homes South Philadelphia, in the Grays Ferry neighborhood (demolished, replaced by Greater Grays Ferry Estates)
  • Richard Allen Homes North Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Blumberg Homes North Philadelphia (demolished)
  • James W. Johnson Homes North Philadelphia, in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood
  • Riverview Courts South Philadelphia
  • Bartram Village Homes Southwest Philadelphia
  • Norris Homes North Philadelphia (apartment tower demolished as of 5/1/2011)
  • Martin Luther King Homes South Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Hill Creek Homes Northeast Philadelphia
  • 8 Diamonds (AME) North Philadelphia
  • Morton Homes Germantown, Philadelphia
  • Abbottsford Homes North Philadelphia
  • Cambridge Homes North Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Richard Allen II North Philadelphia
  • Cecil B. Moore Homes North Philadelphia
  • Champlost Homes Germantown
  • Haverford Homes West Philadelphia
  • Lucien E. Blackwell Homes West Philadelphia
  • Oxford Village Homes Northeast Philadelphia
  • Sen. Herbert Arlene Homes North Philadelphia
  • Spring Garden Homes North Philadelphia
  • Westpark Homes West Philadelphia
  • Harrison Homes North Philadelphia
  • Fairhill Homes North Philadelphia
  • Arch Homes West Philadelphia
  • Queen Lane Homes Germantown (demolished)
  • Raymond Rosen Homes North Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Mantua Hall Homes West Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Haddington Homes West Philadelphia
  • Mill Creek Plaza West Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Falls Ridge Homes East Falls
  • Wilson Park Homes South Philadelphia
  • Paschall Homes Southwest Philadelphia (demolished)
  • Liddonfield Homes Northeast Philadelphia (fully demolished as of 1/1/2011)
  • Carl Mackley Houses, Juniata (now privately owned apartments)
  • White Hall Commons (Red Brick) Northeast Philadelphia (Frankford)

    • References

    Public housing in Philadelphia Wikipedia
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