A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that a site has been partially cleared for the construction of three mixed-use buildings at 711 North 7th Street (full address 711-19 North 7th Street) in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia, which will hold a combined total of 21 apartments. Each building will stand four stories tall and feature residential and commercial space and a green roof. Building number one will span a 1,662-square-foot ground footprint, hold 7,220 square feet of interior space, include five residential units, and cost $866,400 to build. Buildings number two and number three will each rise from a 2,407-square-foot ground footprint, hold 10,504 square feet of space, feature eight residential units, and cost $1.26 million to construct. For each of the filings, permits list T & C Fairmount LLC as the owner, Brett Harman of Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture as the design professional, and Qi Wei Chen as the contractor.
711-19 North 7th Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
711 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. September 2022
Buildings number two and number three will take up the majority of the site, each with footprints measuring 38 feet wide and 67 feet deep and with light wells at their interiors. Building number one will rise at the site’s angled northern end. All three buildings will face North 7th Street with shallow, angled cantilevers, each projecting three feet in front of the main facade, set in an alternating pattern. It also appears that the corner parking lot, sited at 701 North 7th Street, will be preserved.
The site’s appeal to future residents lies with its walking-distance proximity to the many retail, dining, and entertainment establishments of Northern Liberties, as well as Center City to the south, Temple University to the north, and the Delaware River waterfront to the east.
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These photos are not 711 N. 7th Street. They’re the large development site bounded by N 6th, N 7th, and Fairmount.
How do I apply for these apartments early ?