Permits Issued for 2510 Sepviva Street in Olde Richmond, Kensington

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story single-family rowhouse at 2510 Sepviva Street in Olde Richmond, Kensington. The new building will replace a single-story garage situated on the northwest side of the block between East Cumberland Street and East Firth Street. Designed by Plato Marinakos, Jr. of Plato Studio, the structure will span 2,568 square feet and will feature a roof deck. Permits specify Lawrence General Contractors as the contractor.

Construction costs are indicated at $283,000, of which $215,000 is allocated toward general construction, $50,000 for excavation work, $9,000 for plumbing work, $6,000 for mechanical work, and $3,000 for for electrical work.

2510 Sepviva Street. Site conditions prior to redevelopment, zoning map, and location map. Credit: Plato Studio via the City of Philadelphia

2510 Sepviva Street. Site plan. Credit: Plato Studio via the City of Philadelphia

The attached structure, which will stand in a RSA-5 zoning district, will measure 15 feet wide and 64 feet deep, backed by a 15-foot-deep rear yard. The building will rise 38 feet high to the main roof, 41 feet to the top of the parapet, and 47 feet to the top of the pilot house. Sitting at least one floor higher than any building in the immediate vicinity, the 382-square-foot roof deck promises to offer sweeping skyline views.

Since the design squeezes four floors into the maximum allowable 38-foot height, the ground floor will sit nearly level with the sidewalk. Floor-to-floor slab heights will measure nine-and-a-half feet. The proposed structure does not appear to include a basement.

2510 Sepviva Street. Building section. Credit: Plato Studio via the City of Philadelphia

In recent years, Olde Richmond has seen a surge of new construction, with several new developments completed in the vicinity of 2510 Sepviva Street during the period. The new structure will make for a marked improvement of land use over the single-story garage that currently stands at the site, and a string of adjacent garages to the southwest of the proposal will make for equally favorable redevelopment candidates.

Route 5 and 39 buses run within a three-block radius; the Berks and York-Dauphin stations on the Market-Frankford Line may be reached within a 15-minute walk to the southwest and to the northwest, respectively.

2510 Sepviva Street. Zoning table. Credit: Plato Studio via the City of Philadelphia

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