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Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

By Nolan G. Shenai Contact All Articles 

The Legal Intelligencer

February 21, 2013

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On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building – 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the façade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city’s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

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