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Originally Posted by PurpleWhiteOut
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate...-20231116.html
Clark strikes again on his way out. Interestingly this could affect a lot of PHA projects in Sharswood in particular. Admittedly I'd like to see contextual development in North Philly where the extant housing stock is often quite beautiful, but I don't think that even guarantees that, and this will likely make housing more expensive, especially because this includes Girard (again) and Ridge
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I'll play devils advocate for this for a second,
So on one hand I understand his reasoning for banning roof decks in N Philly, this would be to stop developers from coming in and building the Yuppie special, 3 story row with a roof deck priced at 400k+
However, it's also limiting the fact that Black home owners can purchase a home or improve their home and build a roof deck, People of color deserve nice things too, a roof deck, and dog park should not just be for white neighborhoods.
Now on to another point, Clark has a reasoning for his thought process however it should be noted that poor communities are not poor because of a new construction home with a roof deck, and Xing them out of an area will not help the area, good paying jobs will do that.