The Philadelphia zoning board voted on Tuesday to approve a 51-unit, mixed-use redevelopment of a former industrial property at the corner of East Somerset and Ruth streets in Kensington. The property will include one- and two-bedroom apartment units reserved for residents earning between 20 percent and 60 percent of Area Median Income, or roughly $14,000 to $33,000 per year for an individual. It is currently zoned for industrial use, though it hasn’t been used actively for three decades, according to Mark Levin, an attorney with Regional Housing Legal Services. Levin was representing the New Kensington Community Development Corporation, which is developing the project.

(via PlanPhilly | Zoning board approves redevelopment of Orinoka Mills in Kensington)