Category green

Study finds that “Cleaning & Greening” helps immensely

See for yourself.

The PHS (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) and City of Philadelphia have found that this low-cost, high-value strategy in neighborhoods with excess amounts of vacant lots has really improved the overall quality of life among its residents.

This approach has also made neighborhoods safer. The study proves that cleaning and greening helps reduce violence, vandalism, and crime in general.

LEED certified high-rise planned for Chinatown

Here are the details:

  • 23 stories (265 feet tall)
  • Mixed-use building (commercial on the bottom, residential on top)
  • LEED certified silver
  • Expansion of Chinatown northward
  • Infill where a parking lot currently sits

Honestly, what’s not to like about this project? More approvals are still needed from the city (i.e. zoning, etc.), but my feeling is that this building will go up at some point in the near future.