A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is complete at a four-story, 28-unit building at 2401 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The structure, tentatively known as Building A, is a part of the larger Innovator Village development. The new building spans 25,264 square feet and includes a parking garage. Permits list Center City Construction and Development as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $3.2 million.
2401 Washington Avenue. March 2025. Photo by Jamie Meller
2401 Washington Avenue. March 2025. Photo by Jamie Meller
The development spans a large lot situated at the northwest corner of Washington Avenue and South 24th Street. The complex is decked out in one of the most attractive facades among any of the city’s ongoing construction projects. The exterior is comprised of multi-tone patchwork red and gray brick and large, paneled loft-style windows. Shallow vertical piers lend a sense of texture and further emulate the factory loft aesthetic, as do the arched windows at the top level. The unadorned jet-black cornice is plainer than those of its historic counterparts, yet its color matches the color of the window frames; besides, the inclusion of any cornice is a very welcome gesture on a traditionally-styled building.
2401 Washington Avenue. March 2025. Photo by Jamie Meller
Rendering of Innovator Village via Philly Living Team.
Rendering of Innovator Village via Philly Living.
Interior rendering via Philly Living Team.
Interior rendering via Philly Living Team.
Rendering of 2401 Washington Avenue at Innovator Village via Philly Living Team.
Rendering of Innovator Village via Philly Living Team.
Rendering of Innovator Village via Philly Living Team
Site plan of Innovator Village via Philly Living Team
The Ellsworth-Federal Station on the Broad Street Line is situated within a 22-minute walk to the southeast. The medical district in University City sits within a similar walking distance to the northwest, across the Schuylkill River, and the popular riverfront park is even more proximate.
Innovator Village will strongly improve the pedestrian experience at the western end of Washington Avenue and will make a significant contribution to the western section of Graduate Hospital, where ample new development is rising on underdeveloped sites adjacent to a long-established rowhouse neighborhood. We look forward to further progress on the project.
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Finally! A building that I would call “attractive” for once in Phila.!
Where’s the utility meters?
Agree with Susan — this is a nice looking building.
However, compared with renderings, the windows are squished, the brickwork and cornice plain, and the brick color bland. There are no street trees although perhaps they’ve not yet been planted. The large attractive “24th Street” wall letters are absent. The arched portion of the arched windows are filled with metal panels.
The post refers to four-story, 28-unit Building A as now completed but Building A is not pictured. Neither are the single family homes, duplexes, or quadplexes. Only Building D is displayed.
“There are no street trees”?
The rendering clearly shows trees wrapping around the building.
SEPTA Bus route 64 serves this property along Washington Avenue to Pier 70 (east) for shopping at Walmart and Home Depot.
The parking garage makes this a pretty solid choice for residential living.
Very well written publication, Vitali. 👍🏼
It hardly looks like the rendering. Orangy/yellowish brick siding rather the deep red. And as mentioned the windows are squatty because the large black metal panels in the spandrel. Even worse this building is just a wood stick frame 2×4 and 2×6 and plywood sitting on first floor steel frame base. It’s not even concrete. This is probably the best Philly can.
I would like to know of updates on the curving tower by SCB Architects of Chicago wedge in between 2300 block JFK Blvd and Septa track. I assume construction must also do e by now.