Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story single-family dwelling at 2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. The new building will rise from a currently vacant lot that sits on the south side of the block between North 25th and North 26th streets. Designed by Moto Designshop, the new rowhouse will span 1,391 square feet and will feature a basement. The development team includes PHA C Workforce Housing, the Civetta Property Group as the owner, and Spruce Builders as the contractor.
The construction cost is indicated at $129,050, which translates to an average of approximately $93 per interior square foot. This figure includes a total of $94,050 allocated for general construction work, $6,500 for electrical work, $7,500 for mechanical work, and $21,000 for plumbing work.
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Site map. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Site plan. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Site conditions prior to redevelopment. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
The rather narrow property, which measures 14-and-a-half-feet wide and 72 feet long, will be nearly evenly split between the 37-foot-long building and a 35-foot-deep rear yard (of which, curiously, only a 12-foot-deep portion appears to be planned to be enclosed by a privacy fence). The street-facing facade will rise from the sidewalk and maintain a streetwall established by similarly-scaled prewar rowhouses over a century ago. The brick cladding, which will be split nearly in half between running and stack bonds, will offer a further nod to its classic vernacular context, which is a staple of Philadelphia’s unmistakable urban character.
The structure will rise 33 feet high to the top of the main roof and around 35 feet to the top of the parapet. Floor-to-floor slab heights will measure close to ten feet. Surprisingly, and rather unfortunately, no roof deck will be included, squandering otherwise valuable space on the building’s top level.
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Site conditions prior to redevelopment. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Site map. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
The route 3 bus runs along Cecil B. Moore Avenue, one of the primary thoroughfares of western North Philadelphia, and stops at either end of the block. Route 61 bus runs along nearby Ridge Avenue, another major local thoroughfare. While Temple University, a major attraction of North Central Philadelphia, as well as its transit amenities such as the Cecil B. Moore station on the Broad Street subway line, are situated at a rather considerable distance (a 20- to 25-minute walk, or an eight-minute bike ride, to the east), the nearby area features more proximate athletic amenities such as the Martin Luther King Recreation Center to the east and Athletic Square Park to the south. Expansive Fairmount Park sits within an approximately 15-minute walk to the west.
2514 Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Zoning table. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia
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This section of Cecil B Moore Ave. well demonstrates the City’s continuing evolution — there are wonderfully restored pre-war buildings, much needed new construction, ongoing housing loss, and a fair bit of residual blight.