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Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank deeds conveying title to certain properties located in the Second Councilmanic District pursuant to the requirements of the Commonwealth Land Bank Act.

AI summary

This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer ownership of specified properties in the Second Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Land Bank without payment. The properties are located on listed streets including South 29th, Corlies, Dover, Earp, Ellsworth, Greenwich, Hollywood, Marston, Sears, and Wharton Streets.

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Status
ADOPTED
Introduced
May 5, 2022
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WHEREAS, Act 153 of 2012, 68 Pa. C.S.A. § 2101, et seq. (the "Land Bank Act") authorized the City to create a land bank in accordance with the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The City, in Bill No. 130156-A (approved December 18, 2013), authorized the creation of the Philadelphia Land Bank; and

WHEREAS, Under Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act, 68 Pa. C.S.A. § 2109(d)(3), a redevelopment authority, with the consent of the local governing body and without a redevelopment contract, may convey title to certain redevelopment authority property to a land bank; and

WHEREAS, The properties identified in this Resolution qualify for transfer from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to the Philadelphia Land Bank as provided by Section 2109 of the Land Bank Act; and

WHEREAS, The transfer of the properties identified in this Resolution to the Philadelphia Land Bank will promote the public purposes for which the City created the Philadelphia Land Bank; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Land Bank, without consideration, deeds conveying title to the properties listed in Exhibit "A" hereto.

EXHIBIT "A"

1351 S. 29th Street

1501 S. 29th Street

1315 S. Corlies Street

1322 S. Corlies Street

2642 Dickinson Street

1323 S. Dover Street

1543 S. Dover Street

1545 S . Dover Street

1547 S. Dover Street

1549 S. Dover Street

1551 S. Dover Street

1553 S. Dover Street

1555 S. Dover Street

2618 Earp Street

2620 Earp Street.

2622 Earp Street

2624 Earp Street

2524 Ellsworth Street

1500 S. Etting Street

2900 Gerritt Street

2315 Greenwich Street

2316 Greenwich Street

2317 Greenwich Street

2318 Greenwich Street

2327 Greenwich Street

2339 Greenwich Street

2348 Greenwich Street

2349 Greenwich Street

1309 S. Hollywood Street

1501 S. Marston Street

2609-27 Sears Street

2822 Wharton Street

2824 Wharton Street

2825 Wharton Street

2826 Wharton Street

2828 Wharton Street

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File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Adopted

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar