Philadelphia YIMBY - Philadelphia YIMBY says "Yes In My Backyard" to positive new development in the Philly metropolitan region.

8:00 am on August 11, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits Issued for Single-Family Residence at 2605 Reed Street in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story single-family residence at 2605 Reed Street in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia. The attached building will span 2,600 square feet and will include a roof deck. The project’s development team consists of Maefin Properties LLC, Suburban Architecture Studio as the designer, with Raffael Construction LLC as the contractor.

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Permits Issued for Single-Family Development at 3136 South 17th Street in Packer Park, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on August 9, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for new construction for a single-family development at 3136 South 17th Street in Packer Park, South Philadelphia. Permits call for a 3,200-square-foot semi-detached structure with a pilot house and roof deck. Redion Xhoxhi is listed as the owner, with James Clancy responsible for the designs and Joji Contractors as the contractor.

Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 2347 West Thompson Street in Sharswood, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on August 7, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story attached residential building at 2347 West Thompson Street in Sharswood, North Philadelphia. The development will replace a previously approved demolition site with a new three-unit building with a basement and rear decks. The permit lists Harrison Inc. as the owner and Harrison Homes LLC as the contractor. Studio C Architecture is responsible for the designs.

Permits Issued For Three-Unit Building At 315 West Lehigh Avenue In Fairhill, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on August 7, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story residential building at 315 West Lehigh Avenue in Fairhill, North Philadelphia. The commercial building permit approves new construction for a three-unit apartment building. The project owner is Callahan Ward Temple V LLC. SZM Group LLC is listed as the contractor. Interface Studio Architects LLC is the project architect.

Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 1923 North Marshall Street in Norris Square

12:47 pm on August 5, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story residential building at 1923 North Marshall Street in Norris Square. The building permit approves a new multifamily structure with a roof access structure leading to an occupiable roof deck. The project will contain three dwelling units and is listed under R-2 Residential occupancy. MCT Construction Group LLC is listed as the contractor. 24 Seven Design Group is the architect. The owner is listed as Ridgewood Global Investment LLC.

1527 Callowhill Street. Building rendering within its broader urban context. Credit: Designblendz Architecture via the Civic Design Review by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Development.

A Call for Greater Density in Lower North Philly via Case Study at 1527 Callowhill Street

8:00 am on August 4, 2026 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

After five decades of population loss, when Philadelphia saw its resident count drop from 2.07 to 1.52 million between 1950 and 2000, the City of Brotherly Love has undergone a revival since the turn of the millennium, notching its resident total back up to 1.53 million by 2010 and 1.58 million by 2019, a relatively minor yet still much-welcome gain. The ensuing construction surge brought life-affirming, progress-heralding sounds of hammers and buzzsaws even to far-flung blocks that have not seen new development since the prewar era. Despite the building boom, however, some centrally-sited, transit-accessible districts remain surprisingly underdeveloped, such as Lower North Philadelphia, which extends roughly from Vine Street Expressway to the south to the Temple University area to the north. Today we look at the still-unrealized potential of this rapidly growing yet underbuilt district, held back both by zoning ordinances and local status quo, by considering an eight-story, 188-unit mixed-use development planned at 1527 Callowhill Street. Based on this case study, we lay out a proposition for greater building density both at the site at hand and throughout the surrounding neighborhood.

Permits Issued for Four-Unit Building at 3021 West Diamond Street in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on August 4, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, four-unit multi-family building at 3021 West Diamond Street in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia. The building will rise three stories and span 4,455 square feet of new construction area. Permits list the owner as Matriarch 090713 LLC, with KCA Design Associates as the architect and Real Estate For Humanity LLC as the contractor.

Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 5303 West Girard Avenue in Carroll Park, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on August 4, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story attached residential building at 5303 West Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia. The commercial building permit approves a new Type VB structure with R-2 residential occupancy and three dwelling units. The property owner is listed as SDB Developers LLC. Field Vision Properties Inc is listed as the contractor. Loney Engineering and Consulting LLC is responsible for the designs.

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Permits Advance for Mixed-Use Conversion at 1215 Race Street in Center City

8:00 am on July 31, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for an addition to an existing mixed-use structure at 1215 Race Street in Center City, allowing for new commercial space and eight dwelling units. Permits list LU Innovations Inc as the owner and TT Design LLC as the architect.

Permits Issued for Two-Family Building at 2533 North 12th Street in Hartranft, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on July 31, 2026 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story attached building at 2533 North 12th Street in Hartranft, North Philadelphi. The permit calls for a two-family household living structure spanning 3,040 square feet of new construction and lists features such as a cellar, roof deck, and roof deck access structure. The Door LLC is listed as the owner, with KCA Design Associates LLC as the architect and Lynx Management Solutions LLC as the contractor.

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