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Housing · Completed

Homestart Soutwest

5936 CHESTER AVE

Council district
District 2
Developer / applicant
PHDC
Funding source
City of Philadelphia
Total units
4
Affordable units
4
Completion
Jan 1, 1970
First seen in feed
5/16/2026
Your council representative
Kenyatta Johnson
District 2 · D
215-686-0461
City Hall Room 408
721 projects in this district
1832 housing units approved
Registered Community Organization
Jayhawks Community Association
The RCO that gets formal notice of zoning changes here. Going to them first is how most organizing on a project starts.
Contact: Constance Harris Crews
2159396283
Meets: 48th & Woodland Playground 1414 S. 47th Street Philadelphia, PA 19143
Neighborhood context (census tract 006500)
Median income
$43,081
Renter occupied
52.89%
Rent burdened
54.45%
(of renters, 30%+ of income)
Population
4,672
ACS 5-year 2022

Nearby projects

within 400m walk
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
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Zoning: Zoning Permit
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Greenway Presbyterian 202
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
Housing · Completed
Ann Thomas Presbyterian
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit

Displacement signal

L&I demolition permits, last 3 yrs, within 400m

Philly doesn't publish eviction filings, so this uses demolition permits as the closest proxy for housing stock loss in the immediate area. 10 permits found.

6053 CHESTER AVEOct 7, 2025
6021 TRINITY STOct 9, 2024
5935 BELMAR STJul 18, 2024
6065 ALLMAN STJul 5, 2024
6023 KINGSESSING AVEMay 10, 2024
5800 CHESTER AVEMar 5, 2024
5969 SPRINGFIELD AVEMar 1, 2024
2036 S 59TH STFeb 28, 2024
5723 KINGSESSING AVESep 15, 2023
5723 KINGSESSING AVESep 15, 2023

Recent transfers within 200m

Block-level acquisition pattern. 12 transactions in the immediate area.

1925 S REDFIELD ST
AFRICAN CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF NORTH AMERICA INC → PETTIGREW LAKISHA
Feb 25, 2026
$165,000
5958 SPRINGFIELD AVE
HARMONY PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LLC → WHITE ROSALYNN
Jan 15, 2026
$224,999
2005 S REDFIELD ST
GBOR PATRICK Z;GBOR CECELIA W → WESLEY WAYNE P
Dec 18, 2025
$115,000
6040 TRINITY ST
RIPKIN MITCHELL → HNB INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC
Dec 5, 2025
$95,000
1923 S SALFORD ST
CARRIGAN PATRICK S → HNB INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC
Dec 2, 2025
$50,000
5916 SPRINGFIELD AVE
V & V HOLDINGS LLC → JAQUEZ-PERALTA YENDY
Nov 3, 2025
$279,900
5841 CHESTER AVE
JAYDEAN LLC → RODGERS JULIE;DEVANEY JESSICA
Oct 22, 2025
$420,000
5945 TRINITY ST
GODFREY KINYUAN J → ROSS CAROLYN
Oct 10, 2025
$175,000
5933 TRINITY ST
BETTER SUITES LLC → CHHABRA AYUSH
Oct 7, 2025
$202,400
5937 SPRINGFIELD AVE
MCDANIEL ROBERT;MCDANIEL TRACY;WILLIAMS SHERRI A;MAIDEN SHERRI DARCEL ESTATE OF;MCDANIEL SHERRY ESTATE OF;MCDANIEL SHERRI ESTATE OF → 9106 VERREE ROAD LLC
Sep 19, 2025
$80,000
5954 CHESTER AVE
KALIKU DORA;SNOW LARRY → LEANG KIMLONG
Sep 17, 2025
$17,600
5952 TRINITY ST
OKH-PH TRS LLC → COWLAY GARY;IVEY LILLIAN
Sep 10, 2025
$130,000
Data source · last refreshed 5/16/2026, 5:15:41 PM
Affordable Housing Production
City of Philadelphia / DHCD

Updated quarterly. fiscal_year_complete is sometimes just a year (2018) which we fold to Jan 1. No AMI breakdown. No council district on the source record (we backfill via spatial join). Older projects may be missing addresses.

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