What exactly is zoning? How does it impact communities? (Hint: big time!) Who makes zoning decisions? What are land banks, and how do they impact affordable housing? How can you get involved in helping inform these decisions in your community?
Join us next Wednesday for a panel discussion with experts! You’ll get to hear from community stakeholders, legal experts, and those who have walked through the processes of zoning and community development. Register at the link below. And yes, it’s free to attend!
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Panelists
Jeffery Young, Jr.
Real Estate Attorney, Legis Group LLC
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Mr. Young attended Girard College, a prestigious elementary and secondary education boarding school for academically capable students from low income, single parent families. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Temple University and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in Newark, New Jersey. While at Rutgers, Mr. Young received the Governor’s Executive Fellowship from the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Mr. Young’s legal practice focuses on a variety real estate matters including land use, zoning, code enforcement, estate planning and administration, advising small businesses and non-profit organizations, and government affairs. Mr. Young’s past experiences working for the City of Philadelphia allows him to work closely with elected officials and government agencies for the benefit of his clients.Rutgers School of Law-Newark in Newark, New Jersey. While at Rutgers, Mr. Young received the Governor’s Executive Fellowship from the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Alan Nochumson
Real Estate Attorney, Legis Group LLC
Alan Nochumson prides himself on providing his clients with practical and creative solutions to even the most complex of issues. As an attorney, author and lecturer, he practices, makes and teaches the law. While he is honored to have been recognized as “A Lawyer on the Fast Track” by American Lawyer Media, a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters Corporation, an AV Preeminent® attorney, an “Influencer of Real Estate” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, and “Best of the Bar – Real Estate” by The Philadelphia Business Journal, he is most proud of his firm’s people-first approach to legal counsel. He provides each client with practical and creative solutions to even the most complex of issues in real estate law. Additionally, even though he is leading a bandwidth of only a 4-person attorney team, Alan still has one of the largest land use and zoning practices in Philadelphia. According to Phila.gov, Alan has filed more zoning appeals than any other attorneys in Philadelphia since 2019.
Nora Lichtash has worked with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP), a multi-racial community development organization committed to social and economic equity for low income women and their families, since its founding in 1987. Working first as a volunteer, and then as its director.
She is one of the founders of the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities and serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, Working Families Partnership, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund and on the Affordable Housing Advisory Council for Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
The Women’s Community Revitalization Project is known for the quality, innovation and effectiveness of its affordable housing and community development strategies; and as an organization that involves low-income women in the process of community building, self-empowerment and change. Most recently the women of WCRP have been speaking out and organizing to make sure that long-term residents in communities in which we work have the ability to remain in the community and not be pushed out due to high property values and rents. As part of this work they have created the Community Justice Land Trust. Nora has helped to create a group that builds power and honors leadership, dignity and justice in the community.