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Greater Grays Ferry Estates
formerly Tasker Homes
The Philadelphia Housing Authority
is overseeing a dramatic change to the former Tasker Homes. Located in
the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia, the Tasker Homes public
housing project isolated residents from the surrounding neighborhood, and
became a haven for violence, drugs, and crime. Built in 1940 alongside
the Schyulkill Expressway, it was the oldest public housing project in
the City. PHA is demolishing 1,100 units of blighted public housing and
transforming the area into a community of 550 new homes, apartments and
senior living for individuals and families of varying income levels. A
better street design reintegrates the new 40-acre development with the
surrounding community, and calls for rebuilding nearby Lanier Park with
a new community center, recreational area, senior center, new retail space
and a workforce training center.
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