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Habitat for Humanity starts converting vacant Germantown townhomes into affordable ownership units

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Seized the 28 properties after a legal battle

The townhomes on East Collom Street have been empty since 2006. On Nov. 9, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia broke ground on a $3 million plan to turn them into 16 owner-occupied homes called Lena Commons.

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