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The Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) builds and runs supportive, affordable housing for families in Philadelphia. WCRP was established in 1986 and is a woman-led community development organization. They build large multi-family residential apartment buildings in disinvested neighborhoods. This helps stabilize communities by providing safe and supportive housing for families living there.
Their work lifts up the women they work with; they are not just constituents and clients; they are on the Board of Directors as well as working as staff or volunteers. You can read a little bit more about their history in this article. RHLS has worked on many developments over the years with WCRP. Supervising Attorney, Raina Mehta, and Staff Attorney, Esteban Rodriguez, completed the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit work for the development, including forming entities, negotiating and drafting contracts and finance documents, reviewing title, etc.
WCRP names its buildings after women who have played key roles in their communities. The Linda Lockman King apartments are named after a late social worker who was an important part of the West Philadelphia community, running free food programs and coordinating summer programs for neighborhood children. She was married to Dr. Rodney E. King, a pastor at a Philadelphia Baptist Church. One of her dreams was to purchase land across from the church and turn it into affordable housing.
The new apartments will be located at 5500 Haverford Avenue in the Haddington / Mill Creek neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The four stories will have thirty-three affordable apartments. The project will target low- and very low-income families, with four apartments affordable for households earning at or below 20% of area median income (AMI), nineteen units for households at or below 50% AMI, and ten units for households at or below 60% AMI. Rent subsidies from the Philadelphia Housing Authority will ensure long-term affordability. The building will be developed on land owned by a community land trust, ensuring the apartments will remain permanently affordable.
Four of them are one-bedroom, nineteen are two-bedroom, and ten are three-bedroom. Nine apartments are fully accessible, and two of the units are designed for the hearing or visually impaired. Amenities will include a 495-square-foot community room, a management office, and an office for supportive services.
To learn more about WCRP and apply for housing, visit this link: How to apply for housing.
