The new project will see 41 affordable apartments replace the Liberty Motel, which stood as one of the biggest catalysts for crime in and around the community.
Be A Gem Crossing is an affordable housing project planned in the East Tioga neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The project, led by non-profit North 10 Philadelphia, will replace the nuisance Liberty Motel at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Westmoreland Street. The project, expected to be finished in 2023, will include 41 apartments for low-income residents and a ground-floor health clinic.
North10 Philadelphia is building ‘Be a Gem Crossing’ at Westmoreland and Germantown Aves. It will replace a motel that neighbors tried to close for two decades.