Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction work continues to progress at a four-story, 115-unit residential development at 139 North 23rd Street in Logan Square, Center City. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group (which is also specified as the contractor), the development will span 122,576 square feet and will offer residents an accessible green roof and a 42-car underground garage. The development team was permitted to include the current unit count via The green roof and mixed-income density bonuses were applied to bring the project up to its current unit count. Permits specify construction costs $35 million.
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
The project fills one of the last development-ready sites in the densely built-out western section of Logan Square, which sits east of the Schuylkill River and north of the parking lot-plagued yet up-and-coming Center City West enclave. Other recent developments in the immediate vicinity include the Riverwalk towers across the street, standing 32 and 28 stories tall, and the seven-story Edgewater Apartments slated to rise nearby to the north.
When we last visited the site in April, we observed significant progress on construction of the stalwart concrete and steel structure, which appears very substantial in contrast to mid-rise wood-framed buildings that are all too common for new construction throughout the city. In the ensuing month, work has further progressed on the exterior, and preparations appear underway for the floor-to-ceiling-glass section of the structure.
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
139 North 23rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
Aerial view of 139 North 23rd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
Aerial view of 139 North 23rd Street. Credit: Google.
Massing rendering of 139 North 23rd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
139 North 23rd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Elevation renderings of 139 North 23rd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
The route 7, 44, and 48 buses stop within one block of the development. Four short blocks to the south sits the 22nd Street trolley station, which offers access to the route 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 trolleys. The Schuylkill River Trail may be reached via a connector one block to the west, and Logan Square sits several short blocks to the east.
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