housing – Temple Update

North Philadelphia Housing Project Advances

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:27:15 +0000

After months of uncertainty, a stalled Habitat for Humanity housing project in North Philadelphia may have a path forward. Last November, a plan for Habitat for Humanity to acquire land to build on was blocked over parking concerns. The proposed area, which stretches from 1604 to 1616 Page Street, is currently a parking lot that many locals depend on. The project includes six single-family…

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COVID’s Impact on Temple Housing

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:54:01 +0000

Among all the things COVID has impacted, campus housing is one of them. Johnson and Hardwick Hall has seen some drastic changes over the course of the pandemic. Johnson Hall was repurposed last year into quarantine and isolation housing. Housing in Hardwick hall was transformed from traditional double style to single rooms for this school year. Both buildings normally hold up to 1,000…

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Temple Return Team Releases Video Update for Fall

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:27:17 +0000

On Friday, June 12th the Temple University Return Team posted a video to update the Temple community on their plans for the fall 2020 semester. The video was posted to YouTube and can be accessed via TUportal and through this link. It outlines how the Return Team will plan to make decisions for the start of the fall semester. The video is narrated by Sarah Powell, the director of emergency…

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Stadium Stompers Host Town Hall to Address Community Updates

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:35:23 +0000

A city-wide town hall was held at the George Washington Carver High School of Science and Engineering by the local Temple community to discuss the plans for a new Temple stadium. During the meeting on October 30th, a local activist group Stadium Stompers informed attendees that plans for an on-campus Temple Football Stadium have effectively been halted. Temple will now have to renegotiate with…

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New Student Housing Project Rises

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:20:57 +0000

It isn’t Tom Bock’s first rodeo when it comes to developing housing in the Temple community. Tom and his company; Bock Development, have been working with Temple Nest to develop student housing for nearly a decade. “We’ve worked with Tom Citro and Temple Nest on over 350 beds for Temple students, and we created this project to enhance a need for housing for incoming freshman, as well as foreign…

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Lo Último – 18 de abril 2018

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:36:52 +0000

En este episodio de Lo Último tenemos información sobre FEMA deteniendo financiamiento y vivienda para víctimas del Huracán Maria de Puerto Rico, mas cerca de casa, dos hombres fueron arrestando en Starbucks en Rittenhouse Square, Meek Mill podría tener una nueva fecha de prueba, y mucho más. Como siempre, también tenemos a Jorge Matamoros con los deportes y a Jennysabid Ferreira con la…

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Habitat Breaks Ground for New Affordable Housing Project

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:00:02 +0000

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (HFHP) broke ground near campus last week for Diamond Park, the organization’s largest project to date. Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, plans to build 21 new affordable homes on 16th and Fontain Streets, which is an area neighborhood that is heavily populated with students. HFHP Executive Director…

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Fraternity Shooting Hits a Little Too Close to Home

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:00:56 +0000

A Temple student was shot outside a party held Saturday night at the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity house in the 1500 block of North 17th street. According to authorities the shots were fired when the alleged shooter was denied access to the party and a fight ensued. The 22-year-old undergraduate student was shot once in the hip and thigh before being taken to Hahnemann Hospital for treatment.

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