This City Case explores the first four years of the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT), a neighborhood trust started in 2019 with the mission to acquire and redevelop real estate on Kensington Avenue, a disinvested commercial corridor in a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood and place it into long-term community control to preserve affordability while building neighborhood power … Continue reading The Kensington Corridor Trust: The First Four Years
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KENSINGTON CORRIDOR TRUST
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS
This City Case explores the first four years of the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT). KCT is a neighborhood trust started in 2019 whose mission is to acquire and redevelop real estate on a disinvested commercial corridor and place it into long-term community control to preserve culture and affordability while building neighborhood power and wealth. KCT … Continue reading KENSINGTON CORRIDOR TRUST
THE FIRST FOUR YEARS
Tennessee Preemption Law Reversed
May 8 has had the extraordinary opportunity to work with the City of Chattanooga’s Chief Housing Officer Nicole Heyman since 2022 to create the city’s first comprehensive policy, program and funding framework to address its affordable housing challenges. Chattanooga is making extraordinary progress understanding and responding to its sizable housing deficit. Yet Tennessee state law … Continue reading Tennessee Preemption Law Reversed
Evaluating the Impact of Critical Home Repairs on the Wealth and Financial Well-Being of Low-Income Black Homeowners in Richmond Virginia: A Mixed Methods Study
This study seeks to determine the causal effect that critical home repairs have on the preservation of Black wealth in neighborhoods vulnerable to displacement. May 8 is working with the Partnership for Housing Affordability in Richmond Virginia with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Utilizing data obtained from surveys conducted among low-income Black households … Continue reading Evaluating the Impact of Critical Home Repairs on the Wealth and Financial Well-Being of Low-Income Black Homeowners in Richmond Virginia: A Mixed Methods Study
Working with NYU Furman Center’s Housing Solutions Lab
May 8 has been working with NYU Furman Center’s Housing Solutions Lab since 2022 to develop innovative and equitable local housing solutions for 16 cities. The program aims to help city leaders advance effective housing policies that promote racial equity; increase access to opportunity; and improve health and well-being for residents. May 8 engages with … Continue reading Working with NYU Furman Center’s Housing Solutions Lab
Rental Code Enforcement in Philadelphia
To determine how Philadelphia’s current system is addressing the quality of rental housing, particularly in low-income neighborhoods, this report provides an in-depth examination of the rental regulation system in the city—and the corresponding systems in other major cities. The research found that Philadelphia’s regulatory approach is less comprehensive than those in some other places. For … Continue reading Rental Code Enforcement in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rental Code Enforcement Report
Take a deep dive into Philadelphia’s system for ensuring rental housing is in “good repair, structurally sound and in sanitary condition” and compare it to nine peer cities.