Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed that construction work continues to advance at Vine Street Apartments, a 120-unit residential complex at 1201-09 Vine Street in Callowhill in Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Cadre Design, the development consists of a renovation of an existing structure and a two-story vertical extension of the six-story prewar Jarvis Building at 1209 Vine Street, as well as the addition of a ground-up, eight-story extension at the northwest corner of Vine Street and North 12th Street. The development team features the Meritis Group as the owner, Equinox Management as the contractor, Cornerstone Consulting as the engineer, Macintosh Engineering as the structural engineer, and GNP Design Group as the MEP engineer.
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
The development will include commercial space and an automated parking garage for 36 vehicles. The project faces the sunken Vine Street Expressway, which separates North Philadelphia from Callowhill in Center City, and sits a block west of Rail Park, an elevated green space modeled on the High Line in New York City.
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
1201-15 Vine Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023
The development will add considerable density and will generate pedestrian activity at the oft-forlorn northern flank of the Vine Street expressway, helping bridge the gap between Center City to the south and rapidly expanding Callowhill to the north. Capping the sunken highway with a green space would bridge that gap significantly further, benefitting both the city as a whole and the owners of the project at hand, as its value, as well as the value of every other nearby property, would likely skyrocket.
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