The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia building trades unions will loan $50M to help redevelop the dilapidated Brith Sholom House

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks during a news conference about a plan to redevelop Brith Sholom House in Wynnefield. From left to right is PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, Parker, and Ryan N. Boyer, business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council. Tyger Williams / Staff Photographer

A coalition of building trades unions will lend the Philadelphia Housing Authority $50 million out of its pension fund to help finance the redevelopment of Brith Sholom House, a dilapidated senior apartment complex in West Philadelphia.

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