PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread II

[summersm343]

Tucked Away Apartment Building Appears in Grays Ferry

In the past:


Now:

Looking back into the neighborhood, the 1300 block of S. Patton Street was struck from City maps in the 1970s, but for whatever reason the address 1330 S. Patton St. continues to exist to this day. This flag-shaped parcel is accessed from the 3100 block of Reed Street and was, for decades, used as a parking lot for the church next door. Interestingly, this property is zoned for multi-family use, despite its longterm surface parking use. Developers bought the lot in 2021, and have constructed a by-right four-story, 42-unit building at the property. Interestingly, the building is set back almost 100 feet from the sidewalk – so you can be forgiven if you didn’t notice the construction over the last year and change at this somewhat hidden property.

Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...in-grays-ferry

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Renovation Complete At 1914-20 South 7th Street In East Passyunk/Wharton

In the past:


Now:

Philly YIMBY has recently visited the site of a renovation and single-story addition at 1914-20 South 7th Street in Wharton, South Philadelphia. Located between Hoffman and Dudley streets, the structure includes commercial space on the first floor and ten residential units above. With the addition of a fourth floor, the building holds 11,658 square feet. Construction costs for the project are listed at $1 million.

Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2023/02/reno...ladelphia.html

[summersm343]

Construction Nears Completion At 620 Moore Street In East Passyunk/Wharton

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit to the block-long, 58-unit complex at 620 Moore Street in Wharton, South Philadelphia, has observed that the development is in its final stages of construction and will likely be completed later this year. Designed by CANNOdesign, the primarily residential project will consist of three adjoining buildings, each rising four stories. The site spans from Moore Street to the north to South 6th Street to the east and South 7th Street to the west, with a 52-unit apartment building, articulated as separate independent structures, taking up the majority of the lot. At the street corners, two mixed-use buildings will each hold a commercial space at the ground floor and three residences on the floors above.

Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2023/02/cons...ladelphia.html

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Permits Issued For 1108 West Dauphin Street In Cecil B. Moore/Templetown

Current site:


Site plans:

Permits have been issued for the construction of a mixed-use building at 1108 West Dauphin Street in North Philadelphia East. Designed by KJO Architecture, the building will rise three stories, with a commercial space located at the ground floor. Above this, there will be 18 residential units. The structure will span a total of 18,541 square feet.

Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2023/02/perm...phia-east.html

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Site Prep Underway At 4400-14 Market Street In Spruce Hill

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit noted that site prep work is underway at the future site of a mixed-use building at 4400-14 Market Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia. The new building will rise 11 stories. The project will contain commercial space on the ground floor along Market Street, with 100 apartments above. In total, the structure will hold 103,175 square feet of space. Construction costs are specified at $17 million.

Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2023/02/site...ladelphia.html

[summersm343]

35-Unit Project Under Construction in Harrowgate

Read/view more here:
https://www.rising.realestate/35-uni...in-harrowgate/

[PHLtoNYC]

I'm liking the changes.

Update: A Warmer, More Traditional Look for Old City Proposal on 3rd St.
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...osal-on-3rd-st

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

I'm liking the changes.

Update: A Warmer, More Traditional Look for Old City Proposal on 3rd St.
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...osal-on-3rd-st

This took the design from a 6.5/10 to an 8/10. Cannot wait for this to go up.

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

This took the design from a 6.5/10 to an 8/10. Cannot wait for this to go up.

Holy cow the new design looks amazing!

[kool-ski]

COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT
CP-2022-006083

STREETS REVIEW
SR-2022-014053

the proposed scope of work includes demolition of the 2314 and 2324-28 market street buildings and select demolition of 2300-12 market street. The work includes the construction of a new office, research, and development building in the footprint of the demolished buildings, and an extension over the 2300-12 building

https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsp...ctId=533454375

[Urbanthusiat]

FYI Google Maps has a new 3D update for Philly. I'm a huge map nerd and I noticed it was a different shade right away lol but it's cool, it looks like it's sometime between September 15-22nd 2022 based on some preliminary digging.

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

FYI Google Maps has a new 3D update for Philly. I'm a huge map nerd and I noticed it was a different shade right away lol but it's cool, it looks like it's sometime between September 13-20th 2022 based on some preliminary digging.

When you say 3D, do you mean satellite view or is there a 3D view I haven’t found?

[Urbanthusiat]

Originally Posted by Gatorade_Jim

When you say 3D, do you mean satellite view or is there a 3D view I haven’t found?

I mean the "globe view" when you go to Google Maps on desktop. This view for example

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

This took the design from a 6.5/10 to an 8/10. Cannot wait for this to go up.

This looks great.

I hope a cool restaurant goes in at floor level.

[PHLtoNYC]

^ That project at 620 Moore Street also looks really nice!
The terraces, cutouts, and brickwork turned out really well!

Another Canno success.

[PHL10]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

^ That project at 620 Moore Street also looks really nice!
The terraces, cutouts, and brickwork turned out really well!

Another Canno success.

Agree. A different take on a common vernacular - super engaging I think.

[UrbanRevival]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

^ That project at 620 Moore Street also looks really nice!
The terraces, cutouts, and brickwork turned out really well!

Another Canno success.

Thirded! It's a perfect example of new construction being sufficiently modern but also not losing cues from the neighborhood and existing fabric. And of course, good materials and variation make a huge difference.

I hope Canno's profile only continues to grow and they take on an every larger share of development design in the city, because they obviously "get it."

[jaysb]

Off topic....but out of everyone on earth, Michael Nutter snapping up the 'It's a Philly thing' domain name cracks me up.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philad...-20230210.html

[Nanyika]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

I'm liking the changes.

Update: A Warmer, More Traditional Look for Old City Proposal on 3rd St.
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...osal-on-3rd-st

I walked by there today and noticed that down the block there are three buildings of about the same height. Two of them are brownstone, and they have three window bays, just like this design. So this building, which I like very much, should fit right in in regard to shape, configuration, and materials.

[Nanyika]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Does anyone know what the objections were from nearby institutions?
The historic filling station will no longer be moved to Aviator Park but instead 3250 Sedgley Drive/.

Filling Station Relocation
https://www.phila.gov/media/20230203...m49qgiHTMoZNYU

I do not understand the thinking in moving the filling station to a position next to the historic Sedgley Porter's House in Fairmount Park. On the one hand, there is the quite beautiful ca. 1803 Gothic Revival cottage standing in its original location. It is a work by one of the country's major architects (Benjamin Latrobe, who designed the U.S. Capitol), and a relic of the grand rural estate that used to be in the area before it became a park. And now they want to put a generic gas station in a very different style, from a different location, and from an entirely different era (ca. 1920), next to it? It makes no sense, either historically or esthetically. Aviator Park, which is just a few blocks from the gas station’s original location, would have been more logical.