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Anne Fadullon has been both a lobbyist for the construction industry and an advocate for affordable housing.

Anne Fadullon, 52, who takes over the newly created Department of Planning and Development on Monday, has been a city planner, a real estate developer, an influential lobbyist for the construction industry, and an advocate for affordable housing. She has done stints at the Redevelopment Authority, which focuses on helping blighted neighborhoods, and the Dale Corp., a development company nestled in suburban Glenside. All the while, she has remained a darling of the city’s Jane Jacobs-loving urbanists, serving on the boards of PlanPhilly and the Design Advocacy Group.

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