Parker’s team pitched her plan to build or preserve 30,000 units of housing over the next four years as an essential means to address the city’s affordability crisis.

"We have a housing crisis," Parker's chief of staff says. The administration has set seven priorities to try to solve it.

A 614-unit apartment complex is expected to open in the fall, and more housing is planned adjacent to the area’s offices and labs.

CHOP does not need zoning variances to move forward, so neighborhood groups have little leverage.

The Philadelphia-based mall owner is opening a House of Sport in its capstone property after seeing a lot of success with the brand in Scranton.