A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed the completion of construction at a four-story, seven-unit multi-family building at 4021 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia. The development will replace a three-story rowhouse located on the north side of the block between North 40th Street and North Preston Street. The new building will span a ground footprint of 2,413 square feet and will offer 10,134 square feet of interior space, which translates into generously-sized apartments measuring well over 1,000 square feet each. The structure will also feature a basement and full sprinkling. Permits list Mustafa Sencan as the owner and American Reliable Tasks Contracting as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $1.3 million.
4019-21 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
4019-21 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
4019-21 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
4019-21 Haverford Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
4019 Haverford Avenue. Image from Google Earth, edit by Thomas Koloski
While a number of new developments have risen in the immediate area in recent years, the building is the first postwar addition to a block consisting of prewar buildings on either side. Of these, most are rowhouses, though there are exceptions such as a stately yet shuttered, tall-ceiled, two-story warehouse at the western end of the block at 4027-29 Haverford Avenue.
Across the street to the west stands the United House of Prayer for All People, a white-painted house of worship that combines a traditional massing with Art Deco and Midcentury Modern elements that include statuary, geometric ornament, and a radiant, multi-colored panel as the centerpiece of the facade.
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There has GOT to be an alternative to putting the utility meters smack dab on the front of the property!!