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what people are saying About Jumpstart
Laureal Robinson loved the historic architecture of her Germantown neighborhood, but lacked the finances and expertise to fix up properties that had fallen into disrepair. That changed when she read an article about Jumpstart Germantown.
Hidden City Stacia Friedman 4/9/2024
“When this program came out, it was just like hallelujah,” Tull said, singing her joy into the word. Tull has continued to fix Philadelphia properties using Jumpstart loans, alongside the program’s other graduates, most of whom are people of color and women.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Michaelle Bond | 9/6/2023
“There’s no shortage of opportunity in the city of Philadelphia and I think Jumpstart understood that very well.,” said [Les] Hamilton. “It just provided an opportunity and a platform for people to be able to work together to achieve the things that are necessary to have in a city, which is affordable quality housing.”
Plan Philly
Aaron Moselle | 3/6/2024
A longtime real estate developer in northwest Philadelphia has settled on an ingenious mechanism to revitalize the neighborhood and generate wealth by training and funding newbie developers.
Keystone Edge
Elise Vider | 2/20/17
Imagine hundreds of developers getting their start all while breathing new life into their childhood neighborhoods and without pushing longtime residents out. If this sounds like some sort of fantasy, you haven’t met Ken Weinstein yet.
Philadelphia Magazine
Sandy Smith | 2/10/18
It took Weinstein years to gain the kind of knowledge, network and skills he has to be able to share with others. And so as the name suggests, Jumpstart is all about giving others a head start in “trying to put all the pieces together,” Weinstein said.
Generocity
Albert Hong | 11/6/17
The idea is to stave off blight by incentivizing development in neighborhoods where the real estate market is lukewarm. It is also meant to ensure that the housing stock is rehabilitated by responsible developers.
Plan Philly
Jake Blumgart | 8/31/17
The combination of slow growth, scattered site development, and a mix of price points act as a bulkhead against gentrification, encouraging healthy development that sustains and attracts real economic diversity in our communities.
Newsworks WHYY Op/Ed
Ken Weinstein | 7/7/17
The Mt. Airy-based redeveloper is doing more than renewing Northwest Philly’s commercial buildings—he’s preparing a new generation of developers to do the same for distressed homes in Germantown and beyond.
Philadelphia Magazine
Sandy Smith | 5/9/17