Facilities and Real Estate

Rent caps come to the fore as hikes spike

Claudia Aiken of the Weitzman School of Design says that rent control is essentially a ceiling on rent, which has recently taken the form of a limit on annual rent increases known as “rent stabilization.”

Philadelphians push for Roosevelt Boulevard subway project revival at Saturday morning town hall

Grad student Jay Arzu of the Weitzman School of Design served as a panelist at a Philadelphia town hall to advocate for the construction of the Roosevelt Boulevard subway.

Good luck buying in Philadelphia’s Society Hill, where homeowners covet their I.M. Pei-designed properties

William Whitaker of the Weitzman School of Design comments on the scale, origins, and effects of Society Hill’s Bingham Court development.

By the Numbers

Move-In 2022: By the Numbers

With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.

UPenn’s boathouse gets a facelift

The College Boat Club on the Schuylkill River is receiving $13.5 million in renovations, with construction expected to be completed in September.

People’s Kitchen is latest community garden threatened by sheriff sale

Rising second-year Kenny Chiu in the College of Arts and Sciences, an intern with People’s Kitchen, says that the sheriff sale is an opportunity for developers to grab land cheaply and sit on it until the neighborhood becomes profitable enough to develop.

Philadelphia bidding for new federal research agency headquarters

Dawn Bonnell of the Provost’s Office says that Philadelphia business leaders are applying for a new program from the National Science Foundation to establish regional research hubs.

Two construction workers work on the interior of Penn Boathouse.

With school out, construction crews work in earnest

Campus may have depopulated for the summer, but construction workers have moved in to begin or accelerate work on projects both big and small. Here, an overview of what’s in progress on Penn’s campus—and beyond.

Amy Gutmann bumps elbows with a student at Gutmann College House.

New College House named for President Emerita Amy Gutmann

The newly named college house at 40th and Walnut streets honors Penn’s eighth president.

Large tree without leaves on a sunny day

Goodbye to an iconic tree

More than a century old, the American elm located in the heart of the Quadrangle residences has been ailing and is due to be removed the week of July 25. The site will be replanted at a later date with three native white oaks.

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