Governor Josh Shapiro, local officials, and leaders from the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) broke ground on the first phase of Westpark Apartments’ 12-acre redevelopment in West Philadelphia. Pennsylvania awarded PHA $2.6 million through the Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RACP), funding Westpark’s grading, plaza construction, and ADA accessibility improvements to connection points between SEPTA and Westpark homes.
In their first phase, Westpark will work with redevelopment partners — LMXD and MSquared — to upgrade its existing towers and create 327 new housing units by 2028, while building a new pedestrian plaza linked to the nearby SEPTA station at 46th and Market Streets, retail space for local businesses, and a community center with on-site services.
“Revitalizing the Westpark community reflects our core mission to preserve and expand high-quality affordable housing opportunities across Philadelphia. We’ve established an excellent public-private partnership that is working together to undertake a major transformation for the North & West Philadelphia neighborhoods,” said Kelvin A. Jeremiah, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
Of the first phase’s 327 new homes, 138 units will be reserved for returning Westpark residents and over 150 units will be affordable to households earning between 20 and 80 percent of the area median income.
Once complete, Westpark’s redevelopment will create 1,000 new housing units, two community spaces, retail space, comprehensive social services, and four acres of new public open space — revitalizing the community and reconnecting residents to Center City through public transit.
