(Philadelphia, PA – May 7, 2019) -The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) today welcomed seniors to an open house featuring apartments designed especially for them at Norris Apartments Phase II in the city’s North Central neighborhood.
Former residents of the old Norris Apartments site, including seniors, have the right of return to the redeveloped apartment complex which now sits on both sides of the regional rail station that serves Temple University. Twenty-six of the 89 units at the complex are senior preference units, located in two small apartment buildings. The development complements ongoing private housing and commercial development in the neighborhood.
“We want residents to make an informed decision about returning to this neighborhood,” said PHA President and CEO Kelvin A. Jeremiah. “They need to see the opportunities that now exist in this community as it becomes more fashionable than it was before.”
Jeremiah acknowledged that moving is never easy, but the benefits in this instance are great and noted that PHA covers the cost of their move back into the neighborhood as required by federal law. The location has a spacious community room, the housing authority will handle the residents’ cable connection, and the neighborhood is very walkable with great transit options.