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Housing · Completed

Ruth Street Civic House

2721-69 RUTH ST

New Construction

Council district
District 1
Developer / applicant
New Kensington CDC
Funding source
City of Philadelphia
Total units
44
Affordable units
44
Completion
Jan 1, 1970
First seen in feed
5/16/2026
Your council representative
Mark Squilla
District 1 · D
215-686-3458
City Hall Room 332
785 projects in this district
2336 housing units approved
Registered Community Organization
Somerset Neighbors for Better Living
The RCO that gets formal notice of zoning changes here. Going to them first is how most organizing on a project starts.
Contact: Roxy Rivera
8333420379
Meets: Disney-Nichols AME Church 2838 Tulip St. Philadelphia, PA 19134
Neighborhood context (census tract 017800)
Median income
$32,009
Renter occupied
51.27%
Rent burdened
49.09%
(of renters, 30%+ of income)
Population
6,592
ACS 5-year 2022

Nearby projects

within 400m walk
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Zoning: Zoning Permit
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
Zoning · Approved
Zoning: Zoning Permit
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. 20 permits found.

2001 E LEHIGH AVEApr 23, 2026
2839 C STMar 23, 2026
2025 E STERNER STDec 12, 2025
2666-72 CORAL STDec 12, 2025
1842 E ALBERT STNov 26, 2025
2817 B STAug 20, 2025
1820 E HUNTINGDON STJun 10, 2025
2851 STOUTON STMay 15, 2025
2666-72 CORAL STNov 12, 2024
2030 E LEHIGH AVESep 18, 2024
2804 KENSINGTON AVEJul 26, 2024
2802 KENSINGTON AVEJul 26, 2024

Recent transfers within 200m

Block-level acquisition pattern. 4 transactions in the immediate area.

2746-48 KENSINGTON AVE
KRYB LLC → ROCK MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA INC
Feb 26, 2026
$160,000
1900 E LEHIGH AVE
PHILADELPHIA LAND BANK → PHONG QUAY;PHONG MUI A
Nov 17, 2025
$75,000
2765 HELEN ST
MASIEJCZYK KENNETH;FREIHOFNER MARY → JUSTIN GRANDE TEPO
Oct 20, 2025
$65,000
2712 BOUDINOT ST
ANSTETT LORRAINE P;MAYBERRY MICHAEL PAUL SR ESTATE OF;MAYBERRY MICHAEL ESTATE OF → ROCK MINISTRIES OF PHILADELPHIA INC
Oct 2, 2025
$157,700
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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