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HOW Charities

Disposition to HOW Charities of 16 single-family h

15 housing units sold, across 16 properties

What is missing from the record

Steps with no date on record, or that the record shows were stopped. A step that is not on record may still have happened.

  • Deed into the Land BankPartly done

    On record for 94% of the properties; the rest are not on record yet.

Where this project stands

Five steps, from the Board agenda to the closing. A disposition is the sale or transfer of a Land Bank property. The Council step is City Council's approval of the sale, which comes after the Board's approval.

  1. 1. On a Board agenda
    Done
    Oct 8, 2024
  2. 2. Board approval
    Done
    Oct 8, 2024
  3. 3. Council approval of the disposition
    Done
    Nov 21, 2024
  4. 4. Deed into the Land Bank
    Partly done
    Dec 9, 2015 to Apr 20, 2026
    94% of properties
  5. 5. Closing
    Done
    Jun 11, 2026

Board hearings

One row for each Board hearing where this project was on the agenda. Fewer than six approving votes means no decision was reached; it is not a denial. Speakers and letters are public comments on the item.

DateAgenda itemOutcomeVote as recordedPublic speakersLetters
Oct 8, 2024V.A.1Approvedunanimous32

City Council

City Council resolutions that name this project's properties, from Council's Legistar records. Earlier resolutions often moved the lots into the Land Bank; they are not Council's approval of this sale (step 3 above).

ResolutionSponsorStatusIntroducedAdopted
240830Councilmember GauthieradoptedSep 26, 2024Oct 10, 2024

Closings

From the Land Bank's settlement records.

PurchaserClosing datePriceAppraised valueUnitsCouncil resolution
HOW CharitiesJun 11, 2026$15,000$307,40015241068

Days from the first Board approval to each closing: 611.

People and organizations

Council resolutions naming these properties, sponsored by
Jamie R. Gauthier (resolutions 240830)

Public comment

A position is counted only where the person stated one at a hearing or in a letter. Letters read aloud at a meeting are staff summaries, not the writer's own words. Officials and people speaking for an organization are named; residents who spoke for themselves are counted, not named.

Across all hearings: 3 public speakers and 2 letters, with 4 statements of support and 1 of opposition. Councilmember positions: support 1.

Named commenters (5 in all, residents included)Stated positionSpeaking for (organization)
Jamie R. GauthiersupportPhiladelphia City Council
Joyce SmithsupportCentennial Parkside CDC

From the record

Passages quoted from the Board's minutes, packets and transcripts. 2 of 2 shown.

Development – Affordable Housing (unsolicited) Mathen Pullukattu requested the Board’s approval for the disposition of 3924 Cambridge Street; 3909 Pennsgrove Street; 1110, 1112, 1113, 1118, and 1128 State Street; and 3900, 3902, 3904, 3906, 3911, 3912, 3919, 3921, and 3926 Wyalusing Avenue in the Third (3rd) Council District to HOW Charities. The applicant proposes to develop sixteen (16) single-family homeownership units. The units will each be two stories, with an unfinished basement, containing three (3) bedrooms and two (2) bathrooms at an average of 1,028 square feet each. They will be s…

Minutes · Oct 8, 2024, item V.A.1 · packet p. 8 · PLB Board Package for 11.12.2024 Board Meeting.pdf

Agenda · Oct 8, 2024, item V.A.1 · packet p. 2 · PLB Board Package for 10.8.2024 Board Meeting.pdf

Properties (16)

AddressOPA account numberStatusDeed into the Land BankClosing dateEntered the Land Bank via
1110 STATE ST243233010ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
1112 STATE ST243233110Closednot on recordJun 11, 2026none found
1113 STATE ST243231510ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
1118 STATE ST243233410ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
1128 STATE ST243233910ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3900 WYALUSING AVE243181110ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3902 WYALUSING AVE243181210ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3904 WYALUSING AVE243181310ClosedMar 22, 2017Jun 11, 2026PHDC/PHA/other public
3906 WYALUSING AVE243181400ClosedJun 3, 2019Jun 11, 2026private or other
3909 PENNSGROVE ST243173810ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3911 WYALUSING AVE243189910ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3912 WYALUSING AVE243181710ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3919 WYALUSING AVE243190310ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3921 WYALUSING AVE243190410ClosedDec 9, 2015Jun 11, 2026PHDC/PHA/other public
3924 CAMBRIDGE ST243211510ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA
3926 WYALUSING AVE243182410ClosedApr 20, 2026Jun 11, 2026RDA

Sources: Board minutes and packets; PHDC workbook; Council (Legistar). Built from the Land Bank Board's minutes, packets and transcripts, the Land Bank's settlement workbook, and City Council records.

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