Permits have been issued for two three-story multi-family buildings at 1232 and 1236 West Erie Avenue in Juniata in Upper North Philadelphia. Designed by Parallel Architecture Studio, each building will contain three residential units, for a combined total of six apartments. The structure at 1232 West Erie Avenue will hold 4,167 square feet of space, while the building at 1236 West Erie Avenue will hold 4,381 square feet of space. Both buildings will cost $300,000 to construct, according the permits.
The new structures will each feature facades that have become relatively common in new development throughout the city, featuring simple brickwork. To match their surroundings, the buildings will each feature front porches.
Current view of 1232 and 1236 West Erie Avenue. Credit: Google.
The new buildings will each be replacing narrow vacant lots. What was formerly an intact row was nearly entirely demolished in the neighborhood’s decline, leaving just a couple of remaining structures. The buildings feature beautiful exteriors, comprised of brick topped by detailed cornices, with bay windows on the second floor. Each structure has a front porch and a small front patch of grass, which the new buildings will likely retain. As for the vacant lots, there is nothing notable to mention, as both are overgrown with grass and hold no other true redeeming qualities.
The new density that will be added to the block has been long needed, and it is pleasant to see some infill finally repairing the damage that occurred here and in many other locations throughout the neighborhood and city in the postwar period. The six new residential units will occupy space currently housing zero, which is a fairly large addition here. With Broad Street not too far to the east, and a station on the Broad Street Line just a short walk away, these new residential units make much sense at the location.
No completion date is known for the two projects at this time.
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