Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, four-unit residential building at 1729 Orthodox Street in Frankford, Northeast Philadelphia. The development will rise from a currently vacant lot situated on the northeast side of the block sited between Hawthorne Street and Worrell Court. The project will span 4,183 square feet and feature a basement. Permits list Intensified Builders LLC as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $311,000 (with $285,000 as the general cost and $26,000 as the cost of excavation work).
The structure will measure 21 feet wide and will extend 63 feet long, with a 17-foot-deep rear yard measuring 342 square feet. The structure will rise 34 feet high to the main roof and 36 feet to the top of the parapet; no roof deck appears to be included in the plans. The ground floor will be raised three feet above the sidewalk level, providing a contextual nod to the prewar rowhouses that dominate the block.
Orthodox Street is a charming residential neighborhood with a variety of rowhouse types. While we hope that the exterior design, plans for which did not appear to have been submitted to the planning department, will prove to be a positive aesthetic contribution to the surrounding built environment, the infill of a vacant property will make for a definite improvement. The block still retains a non-insignificant number of vacant lots that are also ripe for development.
The J bus runs along Orthodox Street, while the route 3 and 5 buses run along Frankford Avenue several blocks to the northwest. The Arrott Transportation Center on the Market-Frankford Line is also situated on Frankford Avenue slightly further to the northwest.
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Is that where a building sited on Frankford and Orthodox street burned down several years ago?