A recent site visit Philly YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is finished at a six-story, 50-unit mixed-use building at 342 West Girard Avenue (also known as 342-54 West Girard Avenue) in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia. Designed by Coscia Moos Architecture and developed by Hightop Real Estate and Development, the project spans 43,010 square feet (which will include 2,252 square feet of retail) and will feature a basement and a parking garage. Permits list Ferraro Construction Group LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $4 million.
342 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
342 West Girard Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2024
342 West Girard Avenue rises on the southeast corner of Girard Avenue and North 4th Street, across from the Route 15 trolley and the Engine 29 fire station. The building offers a welcome density upgrade to this prominent and transit-accessible location, and is the latest addition to a long-overdue transformation of Girard Avenue into a dense, mid-rise, mixed-use corridor. While the design of the new building is rather plain, staggered windows and angled cantilevered sections add considerable visual interest to the composition.
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Unfortunate that 4th St. garage access is immediately adjacent to The Cigar Factory residential entrance.
Yuck. -Jim