The average rent at 814 Gordon St. is just $525 a month, well below market rates in Allentown. The building offered six units to individuals and families that make below the area median income.
Ripple Community Inc. offers a tour of an apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 814 Gordon, Ripple’s first affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Beverlyn Vazquez sits on the steps leading to her apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, during Ripple Community Inc.’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. hosts a housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Executive Director Sherri Brokopp Binder addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Executive Director Sherri Brokopp Binder addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Executive Director Sherri Brokopp Binder addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Executive Director Sherri Brokopp Binder watches Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk address attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Executive Director Sherri Binder watches Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Sherri Brokopp Binder watches Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk address attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Blake Henry, community chaplain and housing director at Ripple Community Inc., and longtime Allentown resident Charlie Versaggi chat as Ripple hosts a housewarming party Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. offers a tour of an apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 814 Gordon, Ripple’s first affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Blake Henry, community chaplain and housing director at Ripple Community Inc., addresses the crowd at Ripple’s housewarming party Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk tours an apartment building Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, during Ripple Community Inc.’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Sherri Brokopp Binder watches Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk address attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Sherri Brokopp Binder addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. offers a tour of an apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 814 Gordon, Ripple’s first affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Blake Henry, community chaplain and housing director at Ripple Community Inc., and longtime Allentown resident Charlie Versaggi chat as Ripple hosts a housewarming party Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Sherri Brokopp Binder addresses attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Ripple Community Inc. Sherri Brokopp Binder watches Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk address attendees Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Ripple’s housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Matt Tuerk, Mayor of Allentown, address attendees as Sherri Brokopp Binder, Executive Director at Ripple Community Inc. stands by on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, as Ripple Community Inc. (RCI), an Allentown community center and housing nonprofit hosts a housewarming party for 814 Gordon, its first organization-owned affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for RCI, shifting its housing model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own safe, stable, and deeply affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
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Ripple Community Inc. offers a tour of an apartment Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at 814 Gordon, Ripple’s first affordable housing building. The acquisition marks a new era for the Allentown community center and housing nonprofit, shifting its model from subsidizing apartments leased from local landlords to owning and preserving its own affordable housing. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Alec Bohm put the Phillies ahead with a two-out home run in the 10th inning as they held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 to force a decisive third game in their National League Wild Card Series.
PPL will receive tens of millions of dollars in federal funds to upgrade an important transmission line, a move the Allentown-based utility said could lower rates for customers.
