As confirmed via a recent site visit, construction work has not yet started at a three-story, 20-unit residential building at 3611 Haverford Avenue in Mantua, West Philadelphia, though permits had been issued around last December. The building is proposed at a vacant lot on the north side of the block between North 36th and North 37th streets. The development will span 15,800 square feet of interior space (lending an average of just under 800 square feet per unit) and will feature full sprinkling. Permits list the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority as the owner, Joseph W. Healy, RA as the design professional, and Buckley Futures LLC as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $2.5 million.
3611 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
3611 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
3611 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
3611 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
The master plan calls for a six-story mixed-use building at the corner of 37th Street and Haverford Avenue, a group of three- to four-story buildings at the intersection of 36th Street and Haverford, and a parking lot at 37th and Wallace streets, where townhouses will rise in a later phase.
The development will offer a total of 116 market rate rental units, 32 affordable rentals, and 18 for-sale workforce housing units. The apartments will range from studios to two-bedrooms and span from 513 square feet to 1,000 square feet. The six-story mixed-use building will boast a 21,000-square-foot Fresh Market supermarket on the first and second floors. The four-story building will house WURD Radio.
Notably, the project will preserve full view of Dupree Studios at 3619 Haverford Avenue, housed in a hangar-type freestanding structure covered in murals on all sides. This will be accomplished via open space in the form of public promenades, parking, and landscaping. This urban-friendly feature only reinforces the already high value of a development that will bring much-needed vibrancy to a long-vacant series of lots in the midst of an up-and-coming neighborhood with a storied past and a promising future.
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
Village Square on Haverford at 3611 Haverford Avenue. Credit: WRT
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Looks like the land belongs to the City and delays in starting construction could be related to due process issues that must be worked out among interested parties before construction starts.
Will there be transportation stops to pick up tenants and take them to Frankford El unless it is a short walk for them?