Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, 42-unit mixed-use building at 6435-45 Media Street in Carroll Park, West Philadelphia. The structure will be located at the northeast corner of Media and North 65th streets and will span a 16,775-square-foot footprint. The 43,729-square-foot interior will include two commercial spaces at the ground level, as well as 1,596 square feet of A-3 assembly (“worship, recreation, amusement, other”) space. Features include full sprinkling and a roof deck, which promises to offer sweeping city views due to the structure’s prominence. The project includes ground-level parking for 17 cars as well as 14 bicycles. Designblendz will likely serve as the project architect, given that the firm’s Scott Woodruff is listed as the design professional. Permits also specify Rodney Allen of Allen Management LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $7 million.
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Maps
The building will replace an effectively vacant lot. The single-story, stone masonry shell of the former warehouse-style building stands gutted out, with an overgrown surface lot concealed within its perimeter. The area is notable for its abundance of grade-school institutions, such as the nearby Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School and the Harambee Institute charter school. The expansive Haddington Woods park stretches for many acres six blocks to the west.
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Street View
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Street View
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Street View
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Street View
The development will add much-needed ground-level retail to the predominantly residential neighborhood situated in the northwest corner of West Philadelphia. The project will become the first large apartment building in the immediate vicinity. However, the density boost is well-justified by its several-block proximity to the terminus loops of both the Route 10 and Route 15 trolleys, which offer direct access via Lancaster Avenue and Girard Avenue to University City and Temple University, respectively. The precedent has already been set by a number of large apartment buildings in adjacent Overbrook Park several blocks to the northeast.
6435-45 Media Street. Credit: Google Maps
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