A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has noted that construction is nearly complete at a four-story, 166-unit multi-family building at 1201 West Girard Avenue in Yorktown, North Philadelphia. Designed by Landmark Architectural Design LLC, the 118,298-square-foot structure will reintroduce significant residential presence to a site formerly occupied by a suburban-style pharmacy, helping restore the area to its vibrant prewar density level. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $17.2 million.
1201 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
1201 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
1201 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
1201 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
The development spans an entire city block, which is situated between West Girard Avenue to the south, Flora Street to the north, North 12th Street to the east, and North 13th Street to the west. The L-shaped structure will create a continuous street wall along Girard Avenue and North 12th Street. The street wall’s urban-minded, pedestrian-friendly presence will be further enhanced by the building’s traditionally styled design, although a lack of ground-level retail and a parking lot along Flora Street will be somewhat detrimental to the streetscape’s potential vibrancy.
According to a Civic Design Review submission, the building’s residential offerings will consist entirely of one-bedroom units ranging from 547 to 730 square feet in size.
1201 West Girard Avenue. Credit: Landmark Architectural Design LLC
1201 West Girard Avenue. Credit: Landmark Architectural Design LLC
1201 West Girard Avenue. Credit: Landmark Architectural Design LLC
1201 West Girard Avenue. Credit: Landmark Architectural Design LLC
1201 West Girard Avenue. Credit: Landmark Architectural Design LLC
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Speechless at its ugliness!
student housing for sure
What is with all of the interior bedrooms….standards of Living? A failure in planning approved by the city.
Ugly with a capital Ugh! Also, egress issues at the interior bedrooms…how did this get approved??? -Jim
Des like 1 from units were the only way it could get by right zoning and it will not be just students but anybody else who will get it.
Remember Darryl Clarke changed the zoning of buildings WEST of Broad Street to placate crybabies agitating against talker buildings?
Will there be a few units set aside for low income or affordable tenants instead of $1800 + for one bedroom apartments?
And nobody even mentions the bait and switch between the design shown in the rendering and the almost unrecognizable finished product. Terrible. This looks like a barge.
What you’re saying you need $1800 to move in
I’m glad the skipped the white corner panels, but the rear parking-facing wall is a bit bleak. Otherwise, this is a huge improvement from its previous use!
What is the price of a one bedroom and how do you apply