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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
1970-01-01
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
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
Housing · Completed
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 AVE2025-10-07
6021 TRINITY ST2024-10-09
5935 BELMAR ST2024-07-18
6065 ALLMAN ST2024-07-05
6023 KINGSESSING AVE2024-05-10
5800 CHESTER AVE2024-03-05
5969 SPRINGFIELD AVE2024-03-01
2036 S 59TH ST2024-02-28
5723 KINGSESSING AVE2023-09-15
5723 KINGSESSING AVE2023-09-15
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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