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Cherelle Parker: “That's 50,000 units of housing [total].”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony

Published March 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:01

It's to build and preserve. And then we're working in partnership with Pha Kelvin Jeremiah to create and preserve 20,000 units of deeply affordable housing. That's on the public side. So That's 50,000 units of housing [total]. Listen, without pitting the have nots against those who have just a little bit now this is where I really have a damn problem. (16:01–16:06)

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Asserts a total of 50,000 housing units will be created and preserved.

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“It's the most expensive mayoral primary election in the history of the city of Philadelphia.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 07:23-07:30
“70% of the housing in the city of Philadelphia is row homes.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 14:21-14:25
“Philadelphia short 30,000 [housing units].”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 15:25-15:28
“The building trades contributed $50 million to help with the building of affordable housing [in Philadelphia].”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 29:05-29:17
“We just partnered with [Share Our Strength] on [a program to eliminate child hunger].”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 05:43-05:45
“[Share Our Strength] supported a summer meals program effort that we're working on.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 05:49-05:54
“Some [government-owned properties in Philadelphia] have been vacant for 3 up to 30 years.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 08:59-29:59
“You were a legislator for 10 years in Harrisburg and then you came back and served in council.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 09:06-09:12
“Politics is simply a tool that is used to decide how scarce resources get allocated.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 10:58-11:05
“If you are poor in your politics, your people will suffer and they won't get access to those resources.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 11:04-11:12
“The first public housing that was developed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority for returning veterans.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 13:57-14:04
“I'm going to create a plan so that we can create and preserve 30,000 units of housing in the city of Philadelphia.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 15:34-15:42
“It's a two billion dollar plan. It's to build and preserve [housing units].”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 15:45-15:50
“We're working in partnership with Pha Kelvin Jeremiah to create and preserve 20,000 units of deeply affordable housing.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 15:50-16:01
“We have a menu of options. Home repair, a one Philly mortgage program so that municipal workers will be able to with less than perfect…”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 17:15-17:26
“I support middle neighborhoods.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 20:19-20:21
“Over our five year plan, it's a $900 million invested in, in, in transit.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 23:24-23:31
“Our mass transit system is called SEPTA and, and we have a major part of it which is our $25 million investment for our key advantage.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 23:30-23:43
“We need new recurring revenue for mass transit at the state level.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 24:55-25:01
“If you ask them if we have a housing crisis in the US they'll tell you yes.”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 27:46-27:52
“I need a 20-year tax abatement [to incentivize private sector development in Philadelphia].”
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony | Uploaded March 19, 2026 | 30:29-30:39
“We have the ability to offer some subsidy and assistance with our $2 billion home plan.”
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