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Date of Notice:   March 19, 2026

City of Philadelphia
Division of Housing and Community Development
1234 Market Street, 17^th Floor, Philadelphia, PA  19107
215-686-9760

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Philadelphia.

On or about April 9, 2026, the City of Philadelphia will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of a HUD FY2024 Community Planning and Development (CPF) award to undertake the following project:              

Project Title: Carousel House

Purpose: The applicant proposes partial demolition and rehabilitation of the existing 22,000 square foot recreation center, and the construction of two new attached buildings, for a new net total 52,000 square foot recreation facility.

Location:  4300 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131; in the West Fairmount Park area of Philadelphia, PA

Estimated Cost: The total development cost is estimated to be $50,000,000, including a Community Project Funding grant award totaling $1,000,000.

POSTING INFORMATION
This Notice will be posted at the Haverford Library located at 5543 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19139; and this legal notice is also accessible here and on  www.phila.gov/dhcd/legal-notices

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to DHCD.  All comments received by April 8, 2026 will be considered by the DHCD prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.  Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

FONSI and ERR

Date of Notice March 17, 2026

On or about April 7, 2026, the City of Philadelphia will authorize the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to submit to HUD a request for release of funds under Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, and the Pathways Housing Wellness Corporation to submit a request to HUD for the release of a HUD FY2024 Community Project Funding (CPF) award to undertake the following project:
Project Title:  17^th Street Revitalization Project Phase II
Purpose:   To provide thirty-eight (38) affordable housing rental units for low-income families and individuals. Twenty-five percent of units will be a preference for individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness. All units will be at or below 50% AMI. Fifteen percent of units will be fully ADA accessible, and five percent of units will have features for the hearing and visually impaired.

All land is publicly owned. Four lots will be acquired from the Philadelphia Housing Authority, and  eight lots will be acquired from the Philadelphia Land Bank. This phase is a new construction of 9 three-story buildings fitting the existing character of the neighborhood.
Location: 1403 N. 17th Street, 1409 N. 17th Street, 1411 N. 17th Street, 1415 N. 17th Street, 1422 N. 17th Street, 1428 N. 17th Street, 1432 N. 17th Street, 1436 N. 17th Street, 1441 N. 17th Street, 1443 N. 17th Street, 1624 Jefferson Street, 1626 Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121.
Estimated Cost: The total development cost is $$21,592,960 including $1,000,000 from the CPF grant, and $778,680.00 through the RAD program. The 38 units will be supported by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) through a Faircloth to Rental Assistance Demonstration (Faircloth to RAD) Housing Assistance Payments contract.

POSTING INFORMATION
This Notice will be posted at the Cecil B. Moore Library Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 2320 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121. View the full legal notice.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to DHCD.  All comments received by April 6. 2026 will be considered by the DHCD prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.  Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

City of Philadelphia
Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Notice of Public Comment Period for City of Philadelphia Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3

March 12, 2026

The City of Philadelphia announces the availability of Amendment #3 to the previously approved Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan. The substantial amendment focuses on addressing programmatic details regarding the Disaster Recovery and Resilience Program and the Ida Business Assistance Program.

Proposed Action Plan Amendment #3 is available online at https://www.phila.gov/ida-recovery. To arrange for a hard copy of Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3, please email CDBG-DR@phila.gov. Executive Summaries of Proposed Action Plan Amendment #2 translated in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese are available online at https://www.phila.gov/ida-recovery.  The Executive Summary of the Proposed CDBG-DR Action Plan Amendment #3 is also available for review in the Government Publications departments of the Central, West Philadelphia Regional, Northwest Regional, and Northeast Regional branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

The 30-day public comment period starts today. Please send written comments via email to CDBG-DR@phila.gov or mail to Attn: Sabrina Maynard, Office of the Director of Finance, City of Philadelphia, 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102. At the end of the comment period, all comments shall be reviewed, and City responses will be incorporated into Proposed Action Plan Amendment #3. The final Action Plan, containing a summary of the comments and the City’s responses, will be submitted to HUD and posted on the City’s CDBG-DR website and on DHCD Legal Notices.