Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction work has been completed at a three-story single-family residential structure at 2139 Wharton Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia. Designed by 24/7 Design Group, the site is situated on a block bound by Titan Street, 21st Street, 22nd Street, facing Wharton Street. Permits list Loney Engineering and Consulting LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $250,000.
2139 Wharton Street Section via 24/7 Design Group
2139 Wharton Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
2139 Wharton Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
2139 Wharton Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
2139 Wharton Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
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The brick facade and large windows are positives. The puny cornice out-of-line with neighboring structures and the absence of a contextual porch (both of which the demoed home had) are negatives. Most distressing is the loss of a large, mature, beautiful street tree destroyed for the purpose of lowering construction cost. And no replacement.
Sometimes it’s not “you are what you eat” but rather “you are what you build”.
No parking either
I am sure it’s beautiful inside, but the neighborhood there is not good. In fact, bad is the word. The neighboring houses are trashy.
Why did they delete my comment
Why didn’t they make it fit in better with a front porch?