Housing 3.0: Exploring the Next Era of Equitable, For-Profit Housing Development
Philadelphia is called the City of Brotherly Love, the City of Neighborhoods, and the poorest big city in America.
This extraordinary year has shed new light on these portrayals, focusing attention on how we’ve developed as a city to date, who profits from that growth, and who is left behind or displaced. Housing availability and affordability are fundamental to any discussion about equity and inclusion, making the role of the BIA and its members critical to exploring a new era of for-profit housing development in Philadelphia. As builders of for-sale and rental housing, landlords, property managers, and those whose businesses support the residential construction industry, it’s important for us to better understand poverty and housing instability in our city and develop new ways of doing business.
Join us for an interview with Dr. Matthew Desmond, author of The New York Times bestseller and 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, and a sociologist and founder of the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Desmon’s work transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and provides ideas for rebalancing conflicting rights: the right to profit from housing development and the right to a safe and affordable home. Anne Fadullon, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Development for the City of Philadelphia will lead the interview.
A presentation on the state of Philadelphia’s housing economy and affordability by Kevin Gillen, Ph.D., will follow.
All profits from this virtual event will be shared equally among BIA members Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia and Trades for a Difference, and the BIA’s Student Chapter, Liguori Academy, for the invaluable work these organizations do to address the impacts of poverty in Philadelphia.
BIA Members: free, donations welcome – advance registration is required!
Non-members: $50
Non-profits and students: $25
The access link will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the event.