Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted that construction has still not started at the site of a three-story, three-unit residential building planned at 315 West Berks Street in Norris Square. The development will replace a vacant lot situated on the north side of the block between North Orianna Street and North 4th Street. The development will rise from a 1,026-square-foot ground footprint and will span 3,787 square feet, which lends an average of just over 1,200 square feet per apartment. Features will include full sprinkling and a roof deck, which will offer unobstructed views in most directions. Permits list Jessie Claus as the owner, David McArthur as the design professional, and GTMO Development LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $250,000.
315 West Berks Street. Credit: Google Maps
315 West Berks Street. Looking northwest. Credit: Google Maps
315 West Berks Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2023
315 West Berks Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2023
315 West Berks Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2023
YIMBY last visited the vacation in September 2022, when we found no signs of construction. Currently, development has still not begun in earnest at the site, although the grass appears to have since been cleared for a dirt lot, which is used as ad-hoc parking space. We hope to see more progress on the development when we visit the site again at a future time.
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Why is it still pending if they got permits?