PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

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Foundations Underway At 1000 Spring Garden Street In Callowhill

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A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has discovered that foundation work has largely been completed at an eight-story, 21-unit mixed-use development at 1000 Spring Garden Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by KT Investments, the building will span 19,504 square feet and feature commercial space (likely at the ground floor), elevator service, bicycle storage, a roof deck, and full sprinkling. Permits list LIU Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $2.25 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/foun...ladelphia.html

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Construction Complete At 2100 Hamilton In Logan Square

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has confirmed that construction work has wrapped up at 2100 Hamilton, a ten-story, 27-unit condominium at 2100 Hamilton Street in Logan Square (alternately Baldwin Park or Franklintown). Designed by Cecil Baker + Partners and developed by the Bock Development Group, with Ernest Bock & Sons as the contractor, the glass-clad structure rises 125 square feet tall and spans 25,802 square feet, and offers its residents perks such as a fitness center, underground parking, and a half-acre roof. Floor-to-ceiling windows lend unobstructed views in many directions, while balconies allow for private outdoor space in most units. Permits list a construction cost of $30 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/cons...an-square.html

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15-Unit Building Proposed At 2022 North 22nd Street In Cecil B. Moore

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A three-story, 15-unit apartment building is proposed at 2022 North 22nd Street in North Philadelphia West. The development will replace a vacant lot on the west side of the block between West Norris and West Diamond streets. Designed by Kore Design, the building will span 13,696 square feet and feature several roof decks, a green roof, and full sprinkling. Permits list Kumas Homes as the contractor and a construction cost of $550,000.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/15-u...phia-west.html

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16-Unit Building Proposed At 862-72 North 41st Street In Belmont

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A three-story, 16-unit apartment building is proposed at 862-72 North 41st Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia. Designed by Haverford Square Designs, the building will span 9,200 feet and feature a cellar and a roof deck. Permits list James Clancy as the contractor and a construction cost of $400,000.

The building will rise from an unusual, L-shaped footprint that faces Ogden Street to the south as a standard rowhouse-sized lot and extends through the block to the rear, where it extends via another rowhouse-sized lot to North Palm Street to the west, where it will replace a dilapidated, vacant two-story carriage house.

The building will replace part of a yard next to the Allen B. Rorke Mansion, a stately, brooding, vacant three-story edifice built in 1900 and clad in rusticated stone and sporting gabled dormers and a cone-topped corner turret. The mansion, which was approved for historical designation in 2017, is part of the same property as where the new building will rise, though the permits for the new building, which were issued last December, do not address the mansion.

A 2021 submission to the Historical Commission by Haverford Square Properties stated the company’s intent to renovate the property, demolish the carriage house, and build two new buildings, which, according to the latest permits, have since been merged into a single L-shaped structure.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/16-u...ladelphia.html

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Six Multi-Family Buildings Proposed At 2223 Through 2239 North 33rd Street In Strawberry Mansion

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Six three-story multi-family buildings have been proposed at 2223, 2227, 2229, 2233, 2237, and 2239 North 33rd Street in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia, across from Fairmount Park. Designed by 24 Seven Design Group LLC, the four buildings at 2223 through 2233 North 33rd Street will each feature five apartments each, and the structures at 2237 and 2239 North 33rd Street will each come with four units, giving a total new unit count of 28. Each of the permits lists Catalyst Builders LLC as the contractor, and, although the structures appear of to slightly vary in square footage (spanning from 3,072 to 5,000 square feet), construction costs for each one is specified at $300,000.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/six-...ladelphia.html

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Permits Issued For 689-95 North Broad Street In Spring Arts/West Poplar

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Permits have been issued for the construction of a five-story, 20-unit mixed-use building at 689-95 North Broad Street in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Ambit Architecture, the new building will contain 17,682 square feet and house commercial space on the ground floor, with residences above. Resident amenities will include a three-car garage and a roof deck. Permits list a construction cost of $2.65 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/perm...ladelphia.html

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Construction Anticipated At 1201-15 Callowhill Street In Callowhill

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A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that construction has not yet begun at the site of a six-story, 65-unit mixed-use building at 1201-15 Callowhill Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia, which received construction permits last November. Designed by JKRP Architects, the development will contain 83,667 square feet of residential area. The units will all function as co-living spaces, meaning there will be 239 beds within the structure. The project will also feature a 3,989-square-foot retail component on the ground floor and 8,854 square feet of office and amenity space. A 17,790-square-foot underground garage will hold 41 parking spaces, with two being ADA-compliant and three allocated for electric vehicles, as well as 22 bicycle spaces. Construction costs are estimated at $17.2 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/cons...ladelphia.html

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Construction Underway At 1306-14 Callowhill Street In Callowhill

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A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has discovered that construction is well underway at a seven-story, 181-unit rental development at 1306-14 Callowhill Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Bernardon, the project will span 184,679 square feet and feature retail space measuring 3,208 square feet on the ground floor as well as 51 parking spaces. Permits list a construction cost of $18 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/cons...ladelphia.html

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Construction Underway At 1201 West Girard Avenue In Yorktown

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A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has discovered that construction is well underway at a four-story, 166-unit multi-family building at 1201 West Girard Avenue in Yorktown, North Philadelphia. Designed by Landmark Architectural Design LLC, the 118,298-square-foot structure will reintroduce significant residential presence to a site formerly occupied by a suburban-style pharmacy, helping restore the area to its vibrant prewar density level. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $17.2 million.

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https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/cons...ladelphia.html

[CleetMcDougle]

Damn, Callowhill is going bonkers too is seems like

[PhilliesPhan]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Construction Underway At 1201 West Girard Avenue In Yorktown

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This parcel really should've been zoned at least CMX-2.5 instead of CMX-2. I love that this section of Girard Avenue is starting to see a rebirth after being obliterated during the era of "urban renewal", but the lack of ground-floor retail is a travesty.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

This parcel really should've been zoned at least CMX-2.5 instead of CMX-2. I love that this section of Girard Avenue is starting to see a rebirth after being obliterated during the era of "urban renewal", but the lack of ground-floor retail is a travesty.

You can thank Darrell Clarke for downzoning this area, making it difficult for the ideal project to pencil out. This area should be 5-10 story mixed-use buildings with ground floor retail. Unfortunately, expect more projects like this in the future if anything even moves forward at all.

[PhilliesPhan]

Also, damn: looks like 243 units may be coming to Venice Island:

ZP-2022-000992C
Jun 9, 2022
4436R MAIN ST, Philadelphia, PA 19127-1312
VENICE ISLAND ASSOCIATES, VENICE ISLAND ASSOCIATES 4, 4

**This Application is for a Conditional Zoning Permit for the following: 1. For the new construction of 2 detached buildings with roof decks and roof deck access structures; 2. For use of Building A for 163 single-family residential dwelling units at 2nd-5th Floors with accessory parking at ground floor and 100 bicycle spaces; 3. For use of Building B for 80 single-family residential dwelling units at 2nd-5th Floors with accessory parking at the ground floor and 51 bicycle spaces; 4. All as per submitted plans; 5. Without prejudice to, or abandonment of, all prior permits and approvals. *See ZP-2022-000991 for related application.

This would be great for all of the restaurants on Main Street, as well as for ridership along the Manayunk/Norristown Line!

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

Also, damn: looks like 243 units may be coming to Venice Island:




This would be great for all of the restaurants on Main Street, as well as for ridership along the Manayunk/Norristown Line!

Nice! That's awesome/ Assuming this is going in between the Isle apartment building and the Green Lane Bridge??

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Glossier is coming to the current Madewell space on 1700 block of Walnut after Madewell relocates across the street:

https://www.glossier.com/

[chimpskibot]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Glossier is coming to the current Madewell space on 1700 block of Walnut after Madewell relocates across the street:

https://www.glossier.com/

This is huge. The store in SOHO always had a line around it pre-pandemic. Im glad to see them aggressively expand their footprint.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

This parcel really should've been zoned at least CMX-2.5 instead of CMX-2. I love that this section of Girard Avenue is starting to see a rebirth after being obliterated during the era of "urban renewal", but the lack of ground-floor retail is a travesty.

this is much better than what was there before and a lot of ground floor retail in these areas ends up empty. There isn't tons of foot traffic in many of these areas outside of CC or more developed adjacent neighborhoods. Also, people act like zoning guarantees that a developer will build the largest possible building at a particular site- it doesn't. They are going to build what makes the most financial sense and there is a reason there is an explosion of 7 story mostly wood buildings around the country. Its max height where you can use wood in most cases and that saves $$ which is why everyone is doing it.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by summersm343

You can thank Darrell Clarke for downzoning this area, making it difficult for the ideal project to pencil out. This area should be 5-10 story mixed-use buildings with ground floor retail. Unfortunately, expect more projects like this in the future if anything even moves forward at all.

these kinds of projects are happening all over Phily and the US. It has nothing to do with Clarke and what zoning he supports. This is very similar to the new buildings going up on Ridge ave near Calumet right now as well as countless others in North Philly and Kensington. They are called 5+1 structures with steel on first level and then 5 or 6 wood framed floors above. If you notice outside of CC proper you are not seeing a ton of 10+ story residential buildings going up.

[chimpskibot]

Originally Posted by cardeza

these kinds of projects are happening all over Phily and the US. It has nothing to do with Clarke and what zoning he supports. This is very similar to the new buildings going up on Ridge ave near Calumet right now as well as countless others in North Philly and Kensington. They are called 5+1 structures with steel on first level and then 5 or 6 wood framed floors above. If you notice outside of CC proper you are not seeing a ton of 10+ story residential buildings going up.

I dont think it has anything to do with the height, but rather the density, lack of ground floor retail, mandatory parking minimums and that every unit is a 1bd. This is just a terrible development overall and it looks like a placeholder for a future project when the girard corridor is able to be activated via denser zoning.

[DeltaNerd]

Originally Posted by chimpskibot

I dont think it has anything to do with the height, but rather the density, lack of ground floor retail, mandatory parking minimums and that every unit is a 1bd. This is just a terrible development overall and it looks like a placeholder for a future project when the girard corridor is able to be activated via denser zoning.

I hope we can build better buildings like in Europe so that families would want to live in those buildings as well. Not everyone wants to live single. We want a mix of living. That area can use more ground level stores and a grocery store.