A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction work has been completed at a three-story, 30-unit residential building at 300 Christian Street in Queen Village, South Philadelphia. The development is situated on the southwest corner of Christian and South 3rd streets. Designed by Ambit Architecture, the project spans 37,038 square feet and features an elevator, a fitness center, a roof deck, and parking for 11 cars and 14 bicycles. Permits list the ://phillyyimby.com/category/Elsam-Corporation”>Elsam Corporation as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $2.825 million.
The building is styled in an attractive, urbane manner, with dark metal cantilevers and niches set within a red brick exterior. Although the structure is decidedly Modernist in style, the red brick makes for an excellent match for nearby prewar buildings and thus does not clash with the surroundings.
300 Christian Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. February 2024
300 Christian Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. February 2024
300 Christian Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. February 2024
South Street runs within an under ten-minute walk to the north, and the Delaware River waterfront may be reached via a ten-minute walk to the east. The route 57 bus stops at the intersection where the building is situated.
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Parking for 11 cars?… Needs to be a minimum of one per unit that’s 30 dedicated spots for parking. Long-term residents already are having a difficult time finding a spot to park on the street.
And street level retail shopping food? And out of 30 units how many are dedicated to middle-class low income? My guess is zero.
If anyone wants to know, yes I do live in the neighborhood. No I’ve never ever owned a car… I’m just looking out for long-term residents who have no other options than street parking.
Not all development is great in any neighborhood…
The new building for residential housing on second and Christian has destroyed the character of the neighborhood… There needed to be a significant amount of setback from the street. Because the building is out of proportion to the neighborhood.
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A lack of in-building parking would encourage non-car-owning residents to move into the building, which would in turn lessen road congestion for existing car owners in the neighborhood.
Destroyed the character? Lol.
In 2018, near neighbors opposed a 40-unit apartment house. In 2019, owners pursued a variance for 33 units with 20 parking spots, but the RCO resisted again. Later, ZBA granted a variance for the venture now nearing completion, 30 units with 11 parking spots.
Ironic that the built project has a lower parking:unit ratio than the RCO-opposed 33-unit project. The RCO was successful at getting the development it least wanted.
Minimum of one parking spot per unit is completely false. You will find that nowhere in the zoning code verbiage. The verbiage will indicate parking at approximately 25%.
This project did not have a requirement of providing a certain percentage of lower-income subsidized units. Kind of a mute point you are raising.
Also, the setback is within the zoning code. Did you attend the public RCO meetings for this project? Or the PCPC meetings? That is where you can address most, of not all, of these “Issues”. Not on Philly Yimby.
Ironically there will be no low income or middle class set asides especially class the building is right in the heart of Southwark projects and used to be a bar. And yes I used to live in the neighborhood
Great that Ambit Architecture saved the street trees.
I’ve been through the article on 300 Christian ST but I haven’t been able to find any information concerning the rental amount or move in date. Is this information available yet?