Editing Sharswood

{{Infobox Neighborhood
| name = Sharswood
| type = Neighborhood
| location = North Philadelphia
| zip_codes = 19121, 19132
| named_for = George Sharswood, jurist
| boundaries = Roughly Cecil B. Moore Avenue to Jefferson Street, Broad Street to 22nd Street
| adjacent_neighborhoods = [[Francisville]], [[Brewerytown]], [[Temple University Area]]
| major_streets = Ridge Avenue, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 22nd Street
| transit = Broad Street Line (Cecil B. Moore Station), SEPTA bus routes
| notable_landmarks = Sharswood/Blumberg redevelopment, Norman Blumberg Apartments site
}}

'''Sharswood''' is a neighborhood in [[North Philadelphia]] undergoing major redevelopment. The neighborhood is the site of the Philadelphia Housing Authority's largest redevelopment project, transforming the former Norman Blumberg public housing complex into mixed-income housing.

== History ==

Sharswood is named for George Sharswood, a 19th-century Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. The neighborhood was long dominated by the Norman Blumberg Apartments, a public housing high-rise complex that became a symbol of concentrated poverty.

== Sharswood Transformation ==

The '''Sharswood Transformation Plan''' is reshaping the neighborhood:
* Demolition of Norman Blumberg high-rises (2016)
* Construction of new mixed-income housing
* Philadelphia Housing Authority's largest project
* Goal of deconcentrating poverty
* New retail and community facilities planned

== Character ==

=== Redevelopment ===
* Major construction ongoing
* New townhomes and apartments
* Mixed-income approach
* Community facilities planned

=== Housing ===
* New construction
* Remaining older rowhouses
* Mix of rental and ownership
* Changing character

== Living in Sharswood ==

* Neighborhood in transition
* New housing options
* Near Temple University
* Close to Center City

== Getting There ==

* '''Broad Street Line:''' Cecil B. Moore Station
* '''SEPTA buses:''' 48
* '''Ridge Avenue:''' Main corridor

== See Also ==

* [[Francisville]]
* [[Brewerytown]]
* [[North Philadelphia]]

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|description=Guide to Sharswood, a North Philadelphia neighborhood undergoing major redevelopment with the Sharswood Transformation Plan.
|keywords=Sharswood Philadelphia, Sharswood Transformation, Norman Blumberg, North Philadelphia, Philadelphia Housing Authority
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]]
[[Category:North Philadelphia]]