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Philadelphia Transfers Six Surplus City-Owned Properties on N. 5th and Orkney Streets to Land Bank

  • Address: 2323-31 N. 5th Street; 2322, 2324, 2326, 2328, 2330 N. Orkney Street, Philadelphia, PA
  • City: Philadelphia
  • State: PA
  • Category: City Properties
  • Subcategory: Property Transfer
  • Asset Class: Land
  • Property Type: Covered Land & Land Banking

This resolution authorizes the City of Philadelphia to transfer fee simple title of six surplus properties located at 2323-31 N. 5th Street and 2322-2330 N. Orkney Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, which will then convey the parcels to the Philadelphia Land Bank under Section 16-405 of the Philadelphia Code. It directs the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver deeds conveying fee simple title to the Redevelopment Authority for subsequent transfer. The properties lie in the Seventh Councilmanic District and are currently city-owned surplus real estate. Section 16-405 empowers the Commissioner to transfer surplus property to the Redevelopment Authority for disposition through the Land Bank. By moving these parcels into the Land Bank’s control, the city streamlines future redevelopment or affordable housing projects. The resolution covers six individual addresses on N. 5th and N. Orkney Streets. Each deed will convey fee simple title without additional conditions. Once received, the Land Bank may package, market, or donate the lots for community-driven redevelopment. No new zoning or land use changes are enacted by this transfer. The action supports Philadelphia’s ongoing effort to return vacant and underutilized city parcels to productive use. No financial consideration is cited; the transfer is purely administrative under existing code authority.

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Ownership - City of Philadelphia