Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction has topped out at a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1425 North 7th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The development is situated on the east side of the block between Master and Jefferson streets. Designed by SanBarDesign, the structure will span 3,369 square feet and will feature a basement, a 753-square-foot roof deck, and approximately nine-foot-high ceilings. Permits list Santech Construction Corp. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $230,000.
Aerial view of 1425 North 7th Street. Credit: Google.
1425 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2023
1425 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2023
Documents submitted with the Planning Department indicate that the structure measures 17 feet wide and stretch 66 feet long, and rise nearly 38 feet to the parapet and nearly 45 feet to the top of the pilot house.
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The utility boxes on the front of the houses make them look like “nobody cares”. Can’t someone come up with an idea or a plan to make them not look so hideous??!