Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has confirmed that construction is complete at a three-story two-family rowhouse at 2022 North 3rd Street in Norris Square. The building replaces a vacant lot sited on the west side of the block between West Norris Street and Diamond Street. Designed by the Here’s The Plan, LLC, the structure spans 2,800 square feet and features a basement and a roof deck. Permits list the Enam Abazi as the contractor.
Construction costs are indicated at $251,000, of which $199,000 is allocated toward general construction, $18,000 for plumbing work, $12,000 apiece for electrical and mechanical work, and $10,000 for excavation.
2022 North 3rd Street. Building elevation. Credit: Here’s The Plan, LLC via the City of Philadelphia
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
The building rises significantly above its three-story prewar rowhouse neighbors, boosted by greater floor heights and high ground level elevation (five feet and four inches above the sidewalk). The facade, with brick cladding on the main wall, black metal paneling on the cantilevered section, and masonry at the base, is perfunctory for new construction yet is nevertheless rather attractive.
2022 North 3rd Street. Location map. Credit: Here’s The Plan, LLC via the City of Philadelphia
2022 North 3rd Street. Site plan. Credit: Here’s The Plan, LLC via the City of Philadelphia
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
2022 North 3rd Street, prior to redevelopment. Looking west. July 2007. Credit: Google Maps
2022 North 3rd Street, prior to redevelopment. Looking west. August 2019. Credit: Google Maps
The building fills half of a two-lot-wide gap in the street wall, notably improving the block’s appearance and the pedestrian experience. The only drawback for the development is the removal of a large mature tree with a canopy that had filled the entire lot during the past twenty or so years.
Nearby transit options include the route 3 bus, which runs a block and a half to the south along West Berks Street, the route 39 bus, which runs along West Susquehanna Avenue a block to the north, and the route 57 bus, which runs along North American Street two short blocks to the east. The Berks Station on the Market-Frankford Line may be reached via a ten-minute walk to the southeast.
Norris Square Park, the neighborhood’s primary green space, is situated within a five-minute walk to the northeast.
2022 North 3rd Street. Aerial view. Credit: Here’s The Plan, LLC via the City of Philadelphia
2022 North 3rd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller
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A missed opportunity to plant a street tree.