Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted that construction work is nearly complete at an 11-townhouse development at 244-58 North 2nd Street in the Old City section of Center City. Designed by LandMark Architectural Design, each townhouse stands four stories tall and spans nearly 5,000 square feet, and feature a cellar, a roof deck, an elevator, and a two-car garage. Permits list OCF Construction as the contractor.
Construction costs are listed at $550,000 per townhouse, with $512,000 allocated toward general construction, 16,000 for mechanical work, $12,500 for plumbing, and $9,500 for electrical work.
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
244 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2025
While the historicist structures do feature contemporary design elements, 244-58 North 2nd Street is still one of the finest traditional-styled developments currently underway in the city.
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Thank you Vitali!! 😁
I love reading your work. 👍🏼
This is as perfect as you can get.
Imagine two-car garage in Old City within proximity to the Spring Garden station of the Market-Frankford Line! 🚇
Yes, yes, yes! 👍🏼
I love this. 😁
Construction stopped 13 months ago.
This post’s narrative is identical to YIMBY’s posts on November 20, 2023 and February 2, 2025. Comparing photos from February to May 2025, there are no differences except for the lack of snow, the trees are now leafed out, and graffiti vandalism is now present. Entry stairs remain absent. All else is the same too.
As bb commented in February 2025, “There has been no work on these for over 8 months, we live adjacent”.
As Susan Mandeville said in February 2025, “It looks like there is a “for sale” sign but there are no steps to get into the unit!”
As Gary Vernick exasperated in February 2025, “This project is at a standstill apparently while they attempt to sell units— Interiors are unfinished but for the sample — sidewalk on Vine Street not completed — units have obstructions over ground floor units so you can’t see in — little or no activity at this site for quite some time — “