Mayor Cherelle Parker to Join Ceremony
PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / April 15, 2026 / City officials, along with residents, will join executives of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and The Michaels Organization for a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for Harlan Sharswood Townhouses, a new 43-unit affordable housing community in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Sharswood. In addition, the ceremony will also celebrate the completion of renovations to the original 70-unit Sharswood Townhouses community that were done concurrently with the new development.
WHAT: Harlan Sharswood Townhouses Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 11 AM
WHERE: Harlan Sharswood Townhouses, 2100 Sharswood St, Philadelphia, PA 19121
WHO: Featured Speakers:
The Honorable Cherelle Parker, Mayor of Philadelphia
Kelvin A. Jeremiah, President & Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Housing Authority
Elvis Solivan, Senior Advisor to the Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jada Greenhowe, Counsel, PA Housing Finance Agency
Milton Pratt, Jr, EVP, Development, The Michaels Organization
Details:
Harlan Sharswood Townhouses offers two- and three-bedroom apartments across 24 stacked flat and townhome-style buildings, comprising 43 affordable rental units. The new community features a community room, offices for on-site management, and a common laundry facility. In conjunction with the new community opening, Michaels has also completed the rehabilitation of the 70-unit Sharswood Townhouses, originally developed in 2000, bringing the total to 113 units. The community was completely renovated, with major building upgrades and interior and exterior improvements. Both the new development and modernization of the existing affordable housing are part of the Sharswood Blumberg Transformation Plan, a Neighborhood Choice Initiative between PHA and HUD.
About the Philadelphia Housing Authority: The Philadelphia Housing Authority’s mission is to open doors to affordable housing, economic opportunity and safe, sustainable communities to benefit Philadelphia residents with low incomes. To learn more visit pha.phila.gov.
About The Michaels Organization: The Michaels Organization is a national leader in residential real estate, offering full-service capabilities in development, property management, construction and investment. Serving more than 200,000 residents in more than 600 communities across 39 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Michaels is committed to crafting housing solutions that jumpstart education, civic engagement and neighborhood prosperity, and to creating Communities that Lift Lives.
Media Contact: Laura Zaner, lzaner@tmo.com, (856) 988-5983
SOURCE: The Michaels Organization
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