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Philadelphia Housing Authority is taking over the former Germantown Settlement properties

After years of vacancy and neglect, most of the housing once run by defunct nonprofit Germantown Settlement is being taken over by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Built in the 1990s by Germantown Settlement, this housing complex at Collom and Lena Streets, photographed here in 2018, has been abandoned for years.
Built in the 1990s by Germantown Settlement, this housing complex at Collom and Lena Streets, photographed here in 2018, has been abandoned for years.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer