Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed sustained construction progress at a six-story, 47-unit project at 1131-39 North Front Street, at the junction of Northern Liberties and Fishtown. The building will be situated on the east side of the block between West Wildey Street and Girard Avenue, just to the south of the Girard Avenue Station on the Market-Frankford Line. The structure will span a ground footprint of 10,200 square feet and will contain 32,223 square feet of interior space, translating into just under 700 square feet per average unit, and will include ground-level commercial space. Building features include full sprinkling and a roof deck, which will offer ample views of the neighborhood’s rapidly growing skyline. Permits list Front Street Two LLC as the owner, Brian Phillips as the design professional, and Callahan & Ward Properties LLC as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $5.4 million.
1131-39 North Front Street. Looking north. Credit: Google Maps
1131-39 North Front Street. Credit: Google Maps
The new building rises in one of the fastest growing sections of the city. The site sits two blocks east of the massive Piazza development, which will add 1,144 apartments to the area and extend the Liberties Walk pedestrian promenade with new public space and retail.
1131 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2023
1131 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2023
The site is situated within a ten-minute walk to the Delaware River waterfront, where Penn Treaty Park, a riverfront promenade, and Rivers Casino offer entertainment both of the genteel and the racy kind. The waterfront district is also poised for much new development in the near future, which includes the upcoming renovation of the iconic Delaware Generating Station at 1325 Beach Street.
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