Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, 30-unit mixed-use development at 8623 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill, Northwest Philadelphia. The building will be located on a vacant lot spanning 25,308 square feet, situated on a block bound by Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Plans call for the redevelopment of the single-story building on the site that previously housed a Santander Bank branch. The development will yield a total built-up area spanning 46,170 square feet. Regan Kline Cross Architects is listed as the design professional. Littleton Landscape Contractors is the landscape architect on the project. Permits list Regan Construction Co. Inc. as the contractor.
Construction costs are specified at $5.9 million, of which $5 million is allocated toward general construction, $300,000 for excavation, 200,000 for electrical work, and $400,000 for plumbing work.
8263 Germantown Avenue Floor Plan Ground Floor via Regan Kline Cross Architects
8263 Germantown Avenue Floor Plans 2-4 Floors via Regan Kline Cross Architects
The existing single-story building spans an area of 5,000 square feet. The new four-story structure will feature a basement and residential units on the second, third, and fourth floors. Commercial space spanning 3,900 square feet will be designed on the ground floor. The residential units are designed with balconies as a mix of one-bedroom, one-bedroom with a den, and two-bedroom floor plans. An accessory surface parking lot will also be developed, additionally offering ten 11A class bicycle spaces and nine accessory parking spaces with two accessible spaces including one van-accessible space.
8263 Germantown Avenue Section via Regan Kline Cross Architects
The building will rise to a height of 45 feet, ground to roof.
8263 Germantown Avenue Site via Google Maps
The site is located in a mixed-use neighborhood where there are various retail and residential buildings. A project application has been submitted. The site will have to be prepped with at least 5 feet of excavation before any construction work begins. No estimated construction timeline has been announced yet.
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Me thinks it is going to be imposing..
I was under the impression that the local Chestnut Hill Neighbors Association was successful in getting this project rejected by the ZBA a few weeks ago?
I think that’s the project on the other side of the church.
9 parking spots for 30 units.
Did you expect more??
Given its prominent location, this one misses all the marks. -Jim
Did you expect more parking?? This is Philadelphia which thinks no one should own a car because their public transit is so good.
I can not stand what is happening to our city. Building everywhere with no sufficient parking. Tiny apartments, no
class…none at all. Just look at how these greedy developers are ruining Mt. Airy…GY Properties from Tel Aviv being one
of them.
These apartments are generously sized, ranging from 775 to 1,225 square feet, as depicted above. Almost all units have balconies. There is a first floor 1,200 square foot amenity space. Slab-to-slab is 11 feet, suggesting ceiling heights of ten feet. Ground floor retail activates the street. Replacing a bank branch with 30 apartments and retail is good for those who choose to live there and for Chestnut Hill, providing more eyes on the street and more commercial activity.
Just outside the front door is Germantown Avenue, replete with shops, restaurants, cafes, breweries, salons, churches, food stores, galleries, ball fields, services, book stores, bars, clubs, and other entertainment options. There’s even a spa or two.
The leafy neighborhood is walkable and fun. Chestnut Hill is served by bus and regional rail, with Chestnut Hill Station directly across the street from 8623 Germantown Avenue. There are dreams to reestablish trolly service.
“Greedy developers” make a profit and provide much needed housing. Philadelphia needs more housing to satisfy demand and tamper price increases. Smaller units are less expensive, providing homes for those with lower income.
As a person who lives in the area local to this project and makes a living in the construction industry — Everyone involved missed the the mark here.
The developer; the architect; the builder. Lots of comments about how the city needs this and the city needs that. Chestnut Hill does not need this nonsensical “housing”. The esthetics of the building does not mesh with the fit and feel of Germantown Ave.
Defenders can rationalize it all they want but this whole project from start to finish is, and will continue to be, shenanigans.
Where will all these people park.?????!!!!!
How much would it cost to buy up this piece of land? Surely some people in Chestnut Hill have the deep pockets. This lot would make a nice little park.
I am looking at this address and have the former owner as A Mrs Wharton from the prominent Wharton family as of 1944. Interesting