Permits Issued for Single-Family Home at 2172 East Cambria Street in Kensington

Permits have been issued for the construction of a two-story attached single-family home at 2172 East Cambria Street in Kensington. The residential building permit approves 1,201 square feet of new construction on the vacant property. The owner is listed as the Philadelphia Land Bank, with Marshall Sabatini Architecture + responsible for the designs and Urban Renewal Builders LLC listed as the contractor.

Construction costs are listed at $180,000. The figure includes $148,000 for general construction, $9,000 for plumbing, $8,000 for excavation, $8,000 for mechanical work, and $7,000 for electrical work.

2172 East Cambria Street Plan via Marshall Sabatini Architecture +

The permit approves 869 square feet of earth disturbance. The occupancy table breaks down the residential area into three entries of 320, 413, and 468 square feet. The permit identifies the site as situated in a RSA-5 zoning district. The zoning data table on the approved plan lists a 12-foot lot width, an 869-square-foot lot area, 388 square feet of proposed open area, and a 32-and-a-half-foot rear setback. The table lists a proposed primary building height of 27 feet four inches.

The approved site plan shows the new building occupying a narrow attached parcel between 2170 and 2174 East Cambria Street, with a rear yard, a 36-inch gate, a condenser, a six-foot-high wooden privacy fence at the rear yard perimeter, and an existing five-foot-wide alley leading to the public right-of-way at Trenton Avenue. The plan also notes a total limit of disturbance of 1,053 square feet, including 869 square feet on site and 184 square feet off site.

Elevations show a narrow attached rowhouse form with a brick-veneer front facade, brick rowlock sill, soldier-course detailing, vinyl-trimmed windows, a 30-inch parapet wall, exterior lighting, and a mailbox. The rear elevation shows horizontal vinyl siding, gutters and downspouts, wood steps down to grade, a handrail, and a 30-inch parapet wall.

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