Jake Blumgart
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Reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.inquirer.com/author/blumgart_jake/
"She also helmed a paradigm shift in the city’s approach to family homelessness with the closing of the decrepit D.C. General megashelter and the opening of a network of smaller family shelters across the city — a transition she said was probably 'the hardest thing I’ve done in government.'”
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"She also helmed a paradigm shift in the city’s approach to family homelessness with the closing of the decrepit D.C. General megashelter and the opening of a network of smaller family shelters across the city — a transition she said was probably 'the hardest thing I’ve done in government.'”
Also, something that got cut from article last week: The mayor told me she is interested in including a sunset provision on the 20 year abatement, which Jerry Sweeney advocated for earlier this year, to get developers to build faster www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
Philly is exploring a 20-year property tax abatement for converting struggling office buildings to apartments
The 10-year property tax abatement was weakened in 2019 for new construction but left intact for conversions. This idea would boost the incentive to 20 years but sunset it five years after passage.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Also, something that got cut from article last week: The mayor told me she is interested in including a sunset provision on the 20 year abatement, which Jerry Sweeney advocated for earlier this year, to get developers to build faster www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...