In October 2020, Philly YIMBY reported that permits have been filled for a three-story single-family rowhouse at 2028 Dorrance Street in West Passyunk, South Philadelphia. Our recent site visit revealed that, since that time, the wood-framed structure has been assembled, rising prominently over its two-story prewar neighbors. The structure rises from a 525-square-foot footprint and spans 1,529 square feet. The building will include a basement and a roof deck, which, given the structure’s prominence, will offer unobstructed views of the Center City skyline. Permits list Elle TY Woods and Godze Yilmaz as the owners, with the latter also listed as the contractor (as Godze Yilmaz Inc.). The total cost of construction work is specified at $133,000, of which $100,000 is allocated for general construction, $14,000 for plumbing work, $10,000 for mechanical work, and $9,000 for electrical work.
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
The development is situated on the west side of the block between McKean Street and Snyder Avenue. The structure’s tall foundation, high ceilings, three-story height, and pilot house create an imposing height that dominates the adjacent buildings, although the second-story setback mitigates the effect somewhat. There is still quite a way to go until building completion, and the construction progress has been relatively slow (not that it is really relevant, but the Empire State Building was constructed in a shorter time span). However, we are glad to see any progress at all, given the number of stalled development sites Philly YIMBY covered recently.
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
2028 Dorrance Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022
The building replaces a vacant site, one of a few of its kind in the neighborhood. Given the relative lack of development-ready land (which is a positive aspect as it means that the neighborhood has retained most of its prewar built stock), we do not expect many new construction announcements in the immediate surroundings in the near future. However, the relative proximity to the subway (the Snyder Station on the Broad Street Line sits within a ten-minute walk to the east) and ever-increasing real estate values across South Philly, we expect to see further appetite for construction among local developers, which will hopefully manifest itself in development of vacant and under-utilized properties, as well as overbuilds on existing structures, rather than via demolition of prewar rowhouses for the sake of constructing only marginally larger developments. The latter, sadly, takes place all too often in some of the more in-demand neighborhoods.
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Did not tell people who live around this we need to know about this and ask the neighbors about this I don’t care how much money it costs we should have been told this is the problem with people who owns this right is right wrong is wrong give people the respect who live around this
“Did not tell people who live around this we need to know about this” – we published an article about the permits being filed around a year and a half ago:
https://phillyyimby.com/2020/10/permits-filed-for-2028-dorrance-street-in-west-passyunk-south-philadelphia.html
This property is a total nightmare. There is a 7 foot tall mountain of trash in the back trading up their entire yard and spilling into the neighbors and completely obstructing the alley. They solved into the power lines with random wire and left huge chunks damaged and bare.
And the fact that no one was told about it is not okay. There’s not a building this tall anywhere near us and it’s an obnoxious eyesore.
Curious you delete a citizens concern about stalled construction, a pile of debris in the back yard, and illegal/unsafe use of power. Undoubtedly all this will be reported to the city. Neighbors are furious. Development at the expense of those who live in our neighborhood is unacceptable especially when it’s performed by those who already aren’t showing any respect