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A vacant church in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion section will be converted into an apartment building with 44 affordable rentals.
Cornerstone Baptist Church is located on North 33rd Street near West Diamond Street and has sat empty for more than five years. The adaptive reuse project will leave the neighborhood landmark largely intact, while bringing new workforce housing to an area where more than half of renters are considered cost-burdened…