Philadelphia has many treasured holiday traditions, like the Macy’s Holiday Light Show (formerly Wanamaker’s), plus some new destinations, like the hot restaurants and cool boutiques on revitalized 13th Street. This area has one new neighbor you might not have seen: an affordable housing development.
Tucked away down an alley behind the St. John’s Church on 13th Street just south of Market, is Connelly House, a design award-winning, LEED-certified building — LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system — which will provide 79 units of affordable, permanent housing and on-site services for formerly homeless individuals with special needs. Peeking down the alley behind the church, you may not notice the building, which blends seamlessly into the adjacent architecture of the Loews Hotel and the rear façade of 1234 Market St..
