Permits have been issued for the construction of a large mixed-use development at 4414 Chestnut Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia. Designed by Wulff Architects, the structure will stand five stories tall and will feature commercial space on the ground floor. The second through fifth floors will house 40 residential units. The building will also include a green roof and 14 bicycle spaces. The building will cost an estimated $5.5 million to build.
Aerial view of the site via Google.
The new building will replace Fit Gym, a two floor athletic center that takes up a massive footprint stretching from Chestnut Street all the way north to Ludlow Street. The building’s main façade on Chestnut Street features primarily glass with brown brick framing the windows. The rest of the structure resembles a typical industrial buildings with no other notable features to the design, save for its eastern wall, which runs in a slight diagonal direction making the building wider as it goes north and creating a trapezoidal shape. Although no renderings for the new project are available, this unique shape could potentially bring out a corresponding unique and interesting design.
The northern section of Spruce Hill, closer to Market Street, has seen massive amounts of development in recent years. Hundreds of residential units have been added to the area, drastically increasing the area’s density. These projects have pushed University City deeper into West Philadelphia, and this new project will contribute the same. While the area will most likely not see high rises constructed at any time, large mid rise developments are likely and will help solidify the commercial district in the area.
A completion date for the project is not known at this time.
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