For decades, real-estate developers have had an outsized effect on the trajectory of growth in Philadelphia. And now a new generation of visionaries, deal-makers and builders are following suit, driven by the merging of social impact and bottom-line imperatives.
The Philadelphia Citizen’s Development … For Good, powered by Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and Fitler Club, is a series of stories and events that smartly delves into the economic and cultural difference that enlightened and intentional real estate development can make in our city.
UPCOMING EVENT
How To Solve a Housing Crisis
Monday, June 23
Fitler Club Ballroom, 1 South 24th Street
Happy Hour, 5-6pm | Program, 6-7:30pm
Mayor Cherelle Parker has promised to build or renovate 30,000 affordable homes during her first term in office. Halfway through her second year, what’s the plan to get there? And how is our national housing crisis informing local solutions? Hear about what’s needed to succeed, what’s working in other cities and which homegrown solutions can ensure every Philadelphian has a home featuring:
Bruce Katz, director of Drexel University’s Nowak Metro Finance Lab and the brains behind the National Housing Crisis Task Force,
Angela D. Brooks, Philadelphia’s Chief Housing and Urban Development Officer
$5 for entry. Free to The Philadelphia Citizen members and Fitler Club members.
Complimentary drinks and light bites provided.
REGISTER HERE OR IN THE BOX BELOW.
The ongoing event series is made possible by our generous sponsors:
PAST EVENTS

Building a 15-Minute Neighborhood
Two development projects addressing community needs | May 2025

The Opposite of Gentrification?
Keeping — and building — wealth in the neighborhood | February 2025

Women Build It
Women changing Philadelphia’s built environment | June 2024

Build Baby Build
Addressing the affordable housing crisis | March 2024

Built To Heal
Architecture’s role in healing and community | December 2023

Placemaking & Economic Growth
Growing stronger communities through smart design | June 2023

The Future of the Office
What the return in-person work should look like in Philly | September 2022

Philly Thinks Big
Redeveloping the Parkway, Penn’s Landing and the Navy Yard | April 2022

Fighting Inequality with Development
The benefits—and challenges—of using real estate development to tackle inequality | December 2022

University City Boom
West Philly's incredible changes over the last decade | November 2021
DEVELOPMENT … FOR GOOD STORIES