The building project at 4614 Spruce Street in West Philadelphia is a blight on our neighborhood! That it has gotten this far despite stop work orders, failed inspections and safety violations demonstrates a systematic failure to protect the city and its residents from unscrupulous developers who are permitted to skirt the law. This has been going on for well over a year. To this day, no current building permit is posted at the site nor is the required contractor identificatio

At its April meeting the Garden Court Community Association Board voted to support the efforts of One PA West/Southwest Rising.   The following letter is from One PA West/Southwest Rising (edited slightly for clarification) :   We are asking you to join us in a critical campaign to save affordable housing in West and Southwest Philadelphia. Neighborhood Restorations is one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the neighborhood with 925 units housing 3,000 people.

Please attend important hearing about 4614 Spruce Street!! Here's the background.... Kenneth Jacobs, last Annual Meeting’s speaker and GCCA Zoning Chair, was unrelenting in getting Licenses and Inspection ( L& I ) to come out 8 times in 2025 to observe the many violations - some deemed unsafe - in the construction at 4614 Spruce Street. (Just some of the violation examples: not maintaining a clean and safe worksite, not using an engineer, not following permits - e.g., using

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VOLUNTEERS, FRIENDS, GARDENERS, A FAMILY AFFAIR Come Love OUR Tennis Court & Garden November 15 - 10 AM S. 47th Street & Spruce Tennis Court & Garden maintenance: weed, water, mulch Garden maintenance general cleanup.  HELP repair a bench Tools and gloves provided More Information: Garden Court Community Association,  info@gardencourtca.org

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