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Department of Planning and Development

Creating strong neighborhoods with empowered residents.

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Department of Planning and Development

What we do

The Department of Planning and Development works in collaboration with communities to promote, plan, preserve, and develop successful neighborhoods for all.

Reaching these goals requires city agencies to work together with residents, businesses, developers, advocates, funders, and each other. Planning and Development has a team of agencies that do just that. Our agencies include:

We also partner with the PHDC.

Together we are charting a vibrant future for our city.

Connect

Address
1515 Arch St.
13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email planning@phila.gov
Phone
Phone: (215) 683-4601
TTY: (215) 683-0286
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Announcements

Announcement

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

The Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has prepared the City Fiscal Year 2026 CAPER. This report describes how the City of Philadelphia expended its resources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), federal HOME funds, Emergency Solutions Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds, and from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development funds for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

The CAPER will be available online at www.phila.gov/dhcd on or before
September 11, 2026. Hard copies will be available by appointment only at the DHCD Department of Communications, 1234 Market St., 17th floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. To arrange for a contact-free pickup of a hard copy of the CAPER or CDBG Financial Summary Report, please email Mirta.Duprey@phila.gov. Hard copies of the CAPER will also be available for review in the Government Publications departments of the Central, West Philadelphia Regional, Northwest Regional, and Northeast Regional branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Comments will be accepted through September 27th, 2026 and can be sent by email to saundra.malanowicz@phila.gov or to the above address

Announced on: Division of Housing and Community Development, Department of Planning and Development

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Events

  • Sep
    16
    Event
    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm
    Zoom
    Event

    Historical Commission Committee on Historic Designation meeting

    September 16, 2026
    9:30 am to 12:00 pm, 3 hours
    Zoom
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    The Committee on Historic Designation will hold its September 16, 2026 meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar platform. You can watch, listen, and comment using a computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.

    The meeting agenda and nomination materials for the Committee on Historic Designation meeting are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page.

    To watch/listen to and speak during the remote Committee on Historic Designation meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on the following link on September 16:
    Link: September 16, 2026 Meeting
    Passcode: 515103

    To listen to and speak during the remote Committee on Historic Designation meeting live on the telephone, call the following telephone number on September 16:
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Webinar ID: 898 9919 5193#
    Participant ID: #
    Passcode: 515103#

    To email comments, send them to preservation@phila.gov by noon the day before the meeting.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission’s website.

    For more information on the remote meeting, see the FAQs for Committee on Historic Designation's Remote Meeting.
  • Sep
    17
    Event
    Philadelphia City Planning Commission Meeting
    1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102
    Event

    Philadelphia City Planning Commission Meeting

    September 17, 2026
    1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 4 hours
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029 Philadelphia, PA 19102
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    Agenda, meeting materials and access information available at https://www.phila.gov/departments/philadelphia-city-planning-commission/public-meetings/  

    Participate in-person:
    You can attend the City Planning Commission meeting in person. Meetings are held at:
    One Parkway Building
    1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    Participate virtually (Zoom):
    If you have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us online: You will be able to view the meeting and submit questions. 

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84629842291?pwd=YXRaTmdIeE04YXAvelVxcVZCVVhkZz09

    •    The meeting will begin at 1:00 PM
    •    Zoom may ask you to add an extension to your browser before you log in.
    •    Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    If you do not have a computer, tablet, or smartphone, please join us on your landline telephone. You will be able to listen, but not see the presentation.  
    •    Dial: +1 (267) 831-0333
    •    Webinar ID: 846 298 42291
    •    Passcode: 146958

    Members of the public have multiple ways to comment on agenda items. When the agenda item that you are interested in is being discussed, members in person will first have a chance to state their comment. If you attend virtually, you can use the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. If you are joining by phone, you may also use the “raise hand” feature by dialing “*9” during the public comment period.  

    Participate with written comment:
    We will also field questions and comments by email. Questions and comments must be received before noon the day before the Planning Commission meeting in order to be considered. Please send emails to: planning@phila.gov 

  • Sep
    22
    Event
    Historical Commission Architectural Committee meeting
    9:00 am to 11:00 am
    Zoom
    Event

    Historical Commission Architectural Committee meeting

    September 22, 2026
    9:00 am to 11:00 am, 2 hours
    Zoom
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    The Architectural Committee will hold its September 22, 2026 meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar platform. The public may participate in the meeting in three ways: live with a computer, tablet, or smartphone; live with a telephone; and in advance by email.

    The meeting agenda and application materials for the Architectural Committee meeting are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page.

    To watch the meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, use the link below:
    Link: Architectural Committee meeting, September 22
    Passcode: 002140

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number:
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Webinar ID: 843 4955 8944#
    Participant ID: #
    Passcode: 002140#

    To offer written comments prior to the meeting, send an email to preservation@phila.gov by noon on September 21.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission’s website.
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