Housing
Affordable housing obligations, multifamily and residential development, conversions and housing incentives. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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- MediumAllegheny County, PA
Pennsylvania approves pilot letting downtown Pittsburgh office-to-housing conversions keep commercial electrical service
A Duquesne Light pilot, in effect since August 27, lets publicly funded conversions with affordable units meter apartments behind existing 277/480-volt commercial service instead of rebuilding it.
- MediumPhiladelphia County, PA
Pennsylvania court reopens whether Philadelphia's Council can appeal zoning approvals for affordable housing
The Commonwealth Court will rehear, the week of October 13, its ruling that a councilmember lacked standing to challenge variances for a Strawberry Mansion senior housing building.
In courtHousingZoning & land use - MediumPhiladelphia County, PA
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia exempts small homes from stormwater rules and widens its maximum release-rate zones
Since July 1, 2026, one- and two-family projects disturbing under one acre are exempt from Philadelphia's post-construction stormwater rules, release-rate zones are larger, and sites of 5,000 square feet or more need approved erosion plans. Guidance Manual 3.4 took effect the same day.
Rules 2
- Federal · 24 CFR Parts 50, 55 and 58HUD environmental review and flood standard for assisted housing
- Federal · 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart ELead-safe renovation of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied buildings
Funding and incentives 3
- Federal · IRS; state housing finance agenciesLow-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSBuilding energy credits ended June 30, 2026 (179D, 45L, 30C)
- Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Housing Finance AgencyPHARE housing fund (Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement)