Renderings have been revealed for a seven-story, 201-unit mixed-use development at 922 North Broad Street in Francisville, North Philadelphia. Designed by Coscia Moos Architecture, the building will contain 134,600 square feet of residential space, as well as 21,760 square feet of commercial space at the ground floor and 44 parking spaces, which will span 19,796 square feet.
Rendering of 922 North Broad Street. Credit: Coscia Moos Architecture.
The building will feature a vibrant, modern exterior, with a mixture of different colored cladding to create a singular, cohesive design. White cladding will be used primarily, although gray brick will also make a large presence at the base of the building to create a better street presence. Meanwhile, yellow and green cladding will also rise up the structure in columns, adding unique accents to the design. Massive windows will stretch from floor to ceiling at the bottom two floors, while slightly smaller windows will still allow an abundance of natural light into upper-floor units.
Rendering of 922 North Broad Street. Credit: Coscia Moos Architecture.
The building will boast a solid street presence, with many street trees planted along the sidewalk. Additionally, outdoor seating will be offered, creating a pleasant gathering space for dining and relaxing. The only con that comes with the development, however, is the garage opening on the eastern site of the structure along Broad Street, creating a curb cut on the city’s most prominent boulevard.
Aerial rendering of 922 North Broad Street. Credit: Coscia Moos Architecture.
The building will replace a shuttered CVS Pharmacy, which was laid out in a suburban-styled design with a plain structure surrounded by a parking lot. The pharmacy created a foreboding atmosphere at both Broad Street and Girard Avenue, and featured curb cuts along both sidewalks.
The development will being a much more urban and efficient use to the property, a significant improvement over the existing occupant. The 201 residential units will greatly boost the local density and the new commercial space will hopefully rapidly attract tenants, given its location on one of North Philadelphia’s intersections at Broad Street and Girard Avenue near Temple University. The structure will sit directly adjacent to a major transit junction, next to both the Girard Station on the Broad Street Line and the Route 15 trolley on Girard Avenue.
No completion date is currently known for the project, though construction may be finished by 2022 or 2023.
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This fantastic development is at a very attractive location at Broad Street @ Girard Avenue with access to the Broad Street Line (serving North Philadelphia, Center City, South Philadelphia and the Citizens Bank Park, the Wells Fargo Center, Xfinity Live and the Lincoln Financial Field.
The SEPTA Route 15 Trolley line serves the the Market-Frankford line on Front Street to the east, the Philadelphia Zoo to the west and the surrounding area.
In addition to the local transit amenities, you have a KFC directly across the street on Girard Avenue, Cameron’s Seafood to the south, a local Family Dollar store, Tang Pharmacy, a McDonald’s across the street on north Broad Street just above Girard Avenue as well as a local deli across the street from the McDonald’s.
From the rendering of this development, you have a restaurant on the street level, small balconies and a rooftop garden with grass & trees on the roof.
Enjoy the neighborhood.
Nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there!
Love the rooftop trees, yellow and green accents, textured facade, and ground floor retail. I agree the Broad St. parking garage curb cut is a downer — it would be better placed on narrow N. Carlisle St. Perhaps CDR will suggest that.
If those “rooftop trees” actually become reality, well let’s just say I won’y hold my breath. I hope they don’t, they look ridiculous.