Development … for Good

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

 

Building a 15-minute Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 20
Happy Hour, 5-6pm | Program, 6-7:30pm
Fitler Club Ballroom, 1 South 24th Street

Portraits of Development for Good speakers Chris Lomax, Kelvin Jeremiah, and Laura Slutsky

Join us for another installment of The Citizen’s Real Estate Development… for Good, powered by Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and Fitler Club, on — literally — building a better, more inclusive, and prosperous Philadelphia featuring …

Charles Lomax, Lomax Real Estate Partners CEO
Kelvin Jeremiah, Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO
Moderated by Laura Slutsky, Guidehouse Director

Learn about two mixed-use developments making the 15-minute neighborhood a reality: Village Square, built by Lomax Real Estate Partners, will feature a grocery store, health clinic, and radio station intended to combat university-adjacent displacement and encourage pathways to Black homeownership. PHA’s Sharswood Choice Neighborhood is the vision for 40 revitalized blocks in North Philly including mixed-income housing, the first grocery store in 50 years, a school, parks, and more.

$5 for entry. Free to The Philadelphia Citizen and Fitler Club members.
Complimentary drinks and light bites will be provided.

 

 

The ongoing event series is made possible by our generous sponsors:

Dev for Good sponsors - 2024

PAST EVENTS

DEVELOPMENT … FOR GOOD STORIES

 

Development for Good

Constructing Opportunity

Entrepreneur Blane Stoddart runs The Economy League’s networking program connecting Philadelphia anchor institutions like Penn and PECO with local, Black and Brown-owned construction firms

By Courtney DuChene
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The Opposite of Gentrification?

The Citizen’s latest Development…for Good event featured Jumpstart Germantown’s Ken Weinstein and Jordan Parisse-Ferrarini, sharing what they know about growing developers and building wealth in their community

By Courtney DuChene
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Neighborhood Renewal By Residents, For Residents

Jumpstart Germantown has helped more than 3,000 Philadelphians become developers of affordably-priced housing. Could this local model work for the entire country’s housing crisis?

By Courtney DuChene
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Ray Philly

From the outside, this brand-new Olde Kensington development looks like the rest of the shiny luxury options. Inside, however, it’s all about the arts and community.

By Courtney DuChene
Development … For Good

“Diverse Thought Yields Better Results”

AR Spruce, led by Maleda Berhane, demonstrates how real estate development can — and should — incorporate more people from more backgrounds to remake our city

By Katie Gilbert
Recap

Women Build It

Why should women work construction? How does design by women differ from design by men? During the most recent Development … for Good event, we got answers from women changing Philadelphia’s built environment

By Lauren McCutcheon
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The next in our Development … for Good series explores how a city designed by and for women could transform Philadelphia

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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A Trust Grows in Kensington

An equitable development expert at Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab points to a possible shining light in the neighborhood beset by drug use and poverty: Community ownership of the Kensington Avenue retail corridor. Will it work?

By Karen Black
Recap

Development … for Good — Build Baby Build

Can Philadelphia develop our way out of an affordable housing crisis? This week, The Citizen gathered experts on the matter to work out the answer to that very big question

By Lauren McCutcheon
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Built to Heal with Michael Murphy

The renowned architect spoke for a large Citizen crowd about why all people deserve good design — and how he intends to bring it to them

By Lauren McCutcheon
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