Permits Issued for a Three-Unit Building at 1312 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

A permit has been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1312 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The structure will rise in place of a vacant lot on the west side of the block between West Thompson Street and Master Street and will span a 1,153-square-foot footprint. Robert Braun and Elizabeth Athena Braun are the listed owners. Construction is expected to cost $685,000.

During the postwar period, more than half of the buildings on either side of the block have been demolished, leaving extensive vacant lots between the remaining rowhouses. However, the area has been seeing a resurgence over the past five years, with several new structures completed on the block. A three-story residential building, which emulates the scale, materiality and detailing of the adjacent rowhouses, rose next to the site of the current proposal some time between 2012 and 2014. A series of apartment buildings have also filled every vacant lot on the opposite side of the street.

North 6th Street, with 1312 North 6th Street in the center left. Looking north. August 2014. Credit: Google

North 6th Street, with 1312 North 6th Street in the center left. Looking north. August 2019. Credit: Google

Given its proximity to Temple University, which is located within a 15-minute walk to the northwest, and to Center City, situated within a 30-minute walk to the south or a short rive via the Girard Avenue trolley and the Broad Street Line, development is likely to take place on the handful of remaining vacant sites on the block in the near future. At that point, the block’s restoration to its dense, contiguous prewar state will be complete, adding another happy chapter to the story of Philadelphia’s ongoing renaissance.

1312 North 6th Street. Looking northwest. Credit: Google

1312 North 6th Street. Credit: Google

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