Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction has risen above the street level at a seven-story, 47-unit building at 1118 North Front Street near the confluence of Northern Liberties and Fishtown. Designed by BLT Architects, the building will rise on the west 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 take up a footprint of 6,920 square feet and will hold 44,090 square feet of interior space, with just over 900 square feet per average unit. The property will also offer ground-level commercial space, which will positively contribute to the local commercial corridor. The building will be fully sprinkled. Permits list US Construction Inc. as the contractor. Construction costs are stated at $7.04 million.
When YIMBY last visited the site in October, the property, formerly occupied by a parking garage, had been cleared and foundation work had begun. Since that time, foundation work had been completed, a CMU service core had been constructed, and steel for the first level had been assembled.
1118 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2023
1118 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2023
The development, a sizable addition to the block, measures 32 feet wide and 102 feet deep. The structure rises 42 feet high to the main roof (46 feet high to the parapet and 52 feet high to the top of the pilot house); the extra height, in excess of the standard 38-foot limit applicable to the block, was made possible by the use of the low income density bonus, although the building did not use its full 45-foot height allowance that was permitted via the ordinance. The bonus also allowed for an inclusion of three extra residential units.
1118 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
1118 North Front Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022
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How is a 7 story building only 42′ tall?