SITIO principal Karen Blanchard served as a panelist on The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia’s national study on naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) created for the Philadelphia Division of Housing and Community Development. This collaboration with Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Housing, convened a 3-day study by panelist experts both locally and from across the country to create recommendations on preserving and supporting local affordable housing with the goal of protecting its affordability for current and future tenants. Following a presentation to stakeholders, ULI plans to release the final report in the upcoming weeks.
Panelists:
Karen Blanchard, SITIO architecture + urbanism
Chair: Mike Pitchford, Formerly Community Preservation and Development Corporation
Rodger Brown, Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
Jim Burnett, West Philadelphia Financial Skills Initiative
Anne Segrest McColloch, Housing Partnership Equity Trust
Tracey Nguyen, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
Phillip Payne, Lotus Campaign
Jonathan Weiss, Equinox Property Group