Permits Issued for Two-Family Building at 2227 North Franklin Street in Hartranft, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story two-family residential building at 2227 North Franklin Street in Hartranft, North Philadelphia. The attached structure will span 2,608 square feet and will offer a basement. Permits list City Pods LLC as the owner, with Philly Plans LLC is responsible for the designs.

Construction costs are specified at $153,000, which includes $123,000 for general construction, $10,000 for electrical work, $10,000 for mechanical work, and $10,000 for plumbing.

2227 North Franklin Street Plan via Philly Plans

The building will rise upon a 997-square-foot, 15-foot-wide vacant lot zoned RM-1 Residential Multi-Family. The approved zoning drawings show a 747.5-square-foot building footprint, equivalent to the maximum 75-percent lot coverage permitted on the site. Around 249 square feet, or 25 percent of the property, will remain as open area. A 16-foot rear yard is planned, exceeding the nine-foot minimum shown on the zoning table. The proposed building height is 37 feet four inches, just below the district’s listed 38-foot maximum.

The approved drawings depict a comparatively intricate front elevation upon a narrow site. Brick veneer covers much of the street-facing facade, while the upper portion incorporates a projecting bay section and vertical standing-seam metal cladding and steel panel siding. Paired windows appear at all three levels.A basement egress window and walkable steel-grate well are positioned near the sidewalk.

2227 North Franklin Street Rear Elevation via Philly Plans

At the rear, the drawings specify vinyl siding, paired low-E vinyl windows, and a full-lite door opening onto exterior steps. The site plan shows the building extending through most of the narrow parcel, while the rear yard connects to a four-foot-wide alley through a gated fence. Unlike many current residential developments of similar scale, the submitted documents do not depict a roof deck or roof-access structure.

The property sits along North Franklin Street between West Susquehanna Avenue and West Dauphin Street in North Philadelphia. Temple University is approximately a half-mile away or an 11-minute walk from the development site to the campus.

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