Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that, years after the original proposal was released, site preparation work has still not started at a 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential high-rise proposed at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West, a year and a half after a construction permit was issued in November 2021. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group (which is also listed as the contractor), the high-rise will span 456,380 square feet and supply 341 apartments as well as a garage for use both by the building’s residents as well as customers of the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket, which currently uses the outdoor parking lot at the building site. Permits specify a construction cost of $136 million.
For the time being, the parking lot servicing the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket continues to operate at the property.
33 North 22nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
33 North 22nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
33 North 22nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
33 North 22nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
33 North 22nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2024.
Center City West, a rather forlorn zone situated between the Center City core to the east and University City across the Schuylkill River to the west, is hampered by an abundance of surface parking lots as well as the foreboding elevated trestle of the John F. Kennedy boulevard. While parking lots offer fine development opportunities for this central, transit-rich area, JFK Boulevard is a physical obstacle that projects such as 33 North 22nd Street would help overcome by offering pedestrian access at both elevations. As such, we hope to see development progress on the project in the near future.
Rendering of 33 North 22nd Street. Credit:Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review
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