Permits have been issued for the construction of a five-story, 54-unit residential building at 2630 West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. Designed by ISA and developed by ADCO (American Development Company) and Callahan Ward, the structure, located under the full address of 2630-38 West Girard Avenue, is part of a larger complex that will also include 104 additional units sited within four-story winds along Taney and North 27th streets (not covered in the current permit), bringing the total residence count to 160.
The Girard Avenue building, the recipient of the latest permit, will be the centerpiece of the composition, with retail space at the ground floor, common outdoor decks, and private roof terraces. Permits list Callahan & Ward Properties, LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $10 million.
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Plaza on North 27th Street. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Looking southwest. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
The Girard Avenue building will offer 42 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom units. Most of the latter will be sited at the building corner, offering sunlight exposure in two directions. However, even one-bedroom units will offer bedrooms with direct outdoor exposure, avoiding the troubling trend that is observed in a number of recently planned projects of similar scale, where “interior” bedrooms, in all but name and legal status, feature windows facing living rooms rather than directly outside.
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
The development will bring significant improvement to the area by filling in a massive nuisance lot. The Girard Avenue building in particular will fill a block-long gap along the busy commercial corridor and will introduce retail along its entire length.
The structure is just one of several that are currently reviving the area. One of such is located block to the east, where construction is underway on the five-story, 16-unit Bordeaux development at 2600 West Girard Avenue. Given its location along the route 15 Girard Avenue trolley line, ten-minute proximity to Girard College, Fairmount Park, and the retail district along Fairmount Avenue, and 30-minute walking distance to Center City, University City, and Temple University, the neighborhood ought to be able to effortlessly absorb further increases in housing stock.
2630 West Girard Avenue. Credit: ISA
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I am so tired of inadequate parking being offered in these new units – it just makes existing parking issues worse for the neighborhood. The plans provided for what looks to be 40 spaces total. Why on earth didn’t they put in an underground lot?
As a 30 year resident of this area – living near 25th & Poplar streets.. I find this development to be a wonderful! improvement to the area in one respect; but a major problem and concern with an already SERIOUS PROBLEM in our area.- PARKING!!! I have spent 30 to 45 minutes driving around looking for a legal parking space. How much longer will I have to search in the future since every unit in the new complexes is not provided with a parking space?
All of the new area developers seem to think that everyone does not have a car. This is FALSE. Many couples moving into our area are coming with two cars (since husband and wife both work) and they keep them for years. Eventually, they may only use one car and let the second car sit in a parking space for weeks!
I am in hopes that future developers, when doing their due diligence, give our neighborhood’s major parking problem strong consideration! Underground parking should be required for any new development!
It is great to see new shops being developed on the first floor. This really looks good on paper; but, where are people coming to these stores to shop going to park? Will these new stores be able to survive with only the immediate neighbors(within walking distance) coming to them or will we see a slew of stores closed, with boarded up doors and windows?