While community improvement is the driving force behind Street's political ambitions, he is content to be a corporate lawyer for the moment. During February, Street billed about 169 hours, exceeding the firm's expectation of 156 hours. Street handles a combination of corporate and real estate deals. He has worked on behalf of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, helping the agency comply with federal regulations. He also assisted the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development's efforts to acquire land for the city's new sports stadiums.
Street currently represents a woman trying to donate land to the city.
Bernard Lee, a partner at Wolf Block who attracted Street to the firm, says Street's knowledge of how government works is a major asset for the firm. Many lawyers here know who to go to for government access. Because of the exposure Street has received through his father, Street says he already feels like someone active in public life. Philadelphians who lived outside of John Street's City Council district were not necessarily his fans, and the press certainly painted some unflattering pictures of the man over the last two decades. But growing up near 18th and Diamond, Sharif Street never heard a critical word regarding his father.