For over a year, a portion of Center City Philadelphia residents who fear an interruption to neighboring Chinatown have battled against the $1.3 billion proposed construction of a new 76ers arena. While the residential criticism has remained consistent, a new revitalization effort has sparked additional scrutiny. In the beginning of August, 76 Devcorp disclosed the plan to construct next to the arena a high-rise building, which would offer multiple functions and a section for housing. Of the 395 units projected, about 20% of them would be marketed as affordable to the community.
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