PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[PurpleWhiteOut]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Can you or someone post a picture.

[Justin7]

Smaller scale project. Doesn't fill as much of the block. Only six units. I'd be ok with it if executed well, but a curb cut in old city for three first floor parking spaces is painful.

[Skintreesnail]

I don't know, the more i look at this one the less i like it. Does anyone else dislike the windows, especially along race? Also the material seems cheap.

[skyhigh07]

TBH, new developments in Old City can be pretty hit or miss. This one could be better but I’ll take it.

If you want to see a recent Old City development that’s legitimately bad check out 48 N 3rd. I don’t how it got passed approvals. The driveway/parking area is almost laughably awful.

https://goo.gl/maps/bZzfLbTNJkFuy28X8

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by skyhigh07

TBH, new developments in Old City can be pretty hit or miss. This one could be better but I’ll take it.

If you want to see a recent Old City development that’s legitimately bad check out 48 N 3rd. I don’t how it got passed approvals. The driveway/parking area is almost laughably awful.

https://goo.gl/maps/bZzfLbTNJkFuy28X8

214 Vine Street is another one.
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/03/more...nter-city.html

[Redddog]

A lot of swinging and missing going on in Old City.

[skyhigh07]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

214 Vine Street is another one.
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/03/more...nter-city.html

Yeah, I feel like in Philly you can tell when a developer decides to go cheap when they fall back on the red brick faux historical look. That’s why I’m not too concerned with the 2nd St project as of yet. Could be a lot worse like 48 N 3rd or the unfortunate final iteration of 214 Vine.

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by skyhigh07

Yeah, I feel like in Philly you can tell when a developer decides to go cheap when they fall back on the red brick faux historical look. That’s why I’m not too concerned with the 2nd St project as of yet. Could be a lot worse like 48 N 3rd or the unfortunate final iteration of 214 Vine.

Some good Old City news. Great looking mixed-use proposal for 416 Vine.

70-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Old City

http://www.rising.realestate/70-unit...d-in-old-city/

[summersm343]

Two Queen Village Apartments Moving Forward on Christian Street

2nd & Christian

We begin at the northeast corner of 2nd & Christian where a small, low-rise strip mall anchored by a 7-11 once stood. We checked in on this project last July, when plans thankfully changed from a three-story to a four-story building. This mixed used project designed by Harmon Deutsch Ohler will bring 42 units to this corner, along with ground floor commercial space. Renderings currently show a 7-11 returning to the fold, but rumors have been swirling about a new tenant, so stay tuned for more. Currently, the site has been cleared, and the waiting game has begun in terms of when construction will start.

In the past:


Current site:


Project rendering:


3rd & Christian

Just a block away at the southwest corner of 3rd & Christian, a similar project is a bit further along. The long vacant lot at this corner will soon no longer be vacant, as a three-story project from Ambit Architecture is rising on site. When we checked in last June, a fence was still surrounding the lot as it awaited its start. After a few changes in unit and parking count due to neighborhood push-back, look for 30 units to go along with 11 below grade parking spots. Foundations are poured and we’d expect to see this going vertical soon. Construction has been ongoing for awhile now, we have to think they’ll be framing soon. While a handsome and modern design, we can’t help but feel bummed that only three floors will go up on a site that could certainly handle more.

In the past:


Current site:


Project rendering:


Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...ristian-street

[summersm343]

Crossing Our Fingers for This Grand New Gateway to Fishtown

1000 N. Delaware Avenue:


Current site:


1000 N. Delaware Avenue renderings:






1000 N. Delaware Avenue site plan:

Thanks to a recent zoning meeting by the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA), we are thrilled to report that we have some updates for the corner. It turns out that there’s a property that’s separate from the station, and now the folks from Archive Development are teaming up with Canno Design to bring us what we hope is a new landmark for the neighborhood. Plans call for seven-story, 78-unit building with nearly 5,000 sqft of ground floor commercial space with frontage on both Delaware and Frankford Avenues. This building will sit directly behind the station structures at the site, while offering an open public space to extend the neighborhood closer to the water. The white brick-faced building will rise 84 feet and feature a classy combination of arched windows on the lower levels, with industrial style windows deeply recessed above the second story cornice.

Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...ay-to-fishtown

[summersm343]

70-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Old City

Current site:


Project renderings:




Site plan:

A 6-story, 65 foot tall, 70-unit building with ground floor commercial space and 13 parking spaces is being planned on the 11,678 square foot CMX-3 parcel at 416-24 Vine Street in Old City. The building will be clad in metal and cement fiber board panels with aluminum clad windows and beige retractable balconies accenting the exterior.

Read/view more here:
http://www.rising.realestate/70-unit...d-in-old-city/

[summersm343]

Foundations Underway At 809 Diamond Street In Hartranft

Current progress:

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has discovered that foundation work is currently underway at a four-story, 11-unit multi-family building at 809 Diamond Street in North Philadelphia East. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the structure will span 11,360 square feet and feature a roof deck. Permits list Tester Construction as the contractor. The construction cost is specified at $1.5 million.

Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/06/foun...phia-east.html

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Crossing Our Fingers for This Grand New Gateway to Fishtown

1000 N. Delaware Avenue:


Current site:


1000 N. Delaware Avenue renderings:






1000 N. Delaware Avenue site plan:




Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...ay-to-fishtown

Absolutely superb.

[PHLtoNYC]

Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...ay-to-fishtown[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

Absolutely superb.

Agreed! These are the projects that Philadelphia deserves!

[Knight Hospitaller]

The appearance reminds me of the proposal at 3rd & Walnut

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by skyhigh07

TBH, new developments in Old City can be pretty hit or miss. This one could be better but I’ll take it.

If you want to see a recent Old City development that’s legitimately bad check out 48 N 3rd. I don’t how it got passed approvals. The driveway/parking area is almost laughably awful.

https://goo.gl/maps/bZzfLbTNJkFuy28X8

Huh? Its a brick building surrounded by other brick buildings, the one next to it damn near looks like its twin.

I thought we like Brick Replicas on this forum now we are bashing them especially in a area that fit well.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

214 Vine Street is another one.
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/03/more...nter-city.html

This is a good example I was very disappointed in this downgrade, they probably were worried about how much time would be spent perfecting the Curvature of the Facade.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Crossing Our Fingers for This Grand New Gateway to Fishtown

1000 N. Delaware Avenue:


Current site:


1000 N. Delaware Avenue renderings:






1000 N. Delaware Avenue site plan:




Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...ay-to-fishtown

These renderings really messed with me for a minute, for a second I thought they moved the Trolley station to the front of the building.

And with an entrance being so close to the Trolley Turnaround will we see cars Loading, Parking & Standing in that area.

[mcgrath618]

I really love that Frankford and Delaware proposal. The white brick, the arches, the 0 parking spaces. If only every new proposal was designed by Canno...

[Justin7]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

Absolutely superb.

Does Septa have design authority over the turnaround? This should be a pedestrian plaza with rails running through it.