Philly YIMBY recently visited the site of a 191-unit mixed-use development proposed at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by Streamline, the complex will replace a suburban-style shopping mall with a stately, traditionally-styled six-story building facing Washington Avenue, which will offer 23,185 square feet of ground-level retail and 131 rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, many of which will rank as affordable housing. To the north, 60 multi-family townhouses will be situated, which will match the scale and the material palette of the surrounding area. The development will boast publicly accessible pedestrian promenades and landscaping, as well as 141 parking spaces, of which 119 will be located in an underground garage in the apartment building, and 22 more will be situated in the townhouses.
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
1600 Carpenter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022
Since the development is currently undergoing review, no demolition nor construction permits have yet been filed, so the former strip mall still stands at the site, albeit in an increasingly dilapidated condition, with graffiti painted across the facade and grass growing through cracks in its expansive parking lot.
In March, YIMBY ran an extensive article which looked in detail at the upcoming development. The article may be found here.
1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
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Nice change for Washington Ave / Carpentar St
MANSARD ROOFS MAKE A COMEBACK IN SOUTHPHILLY………
Much better use for this parcel. Hopefully the developer builds a quality product that ages well.
Is this project moving forward? No movement at the site.