A residential building permit has been issued for the construction of a three-story single-family dwelling at 6115 Osceola Street in the East Germantown neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia. The structure, labeled as Unit 7 in the master plan within the 12-unit townhouse complex, will be constructed upon a presently vacant lot sited on the northeast side of the block between Herman Street and East Tulpehocken Street. The building will span 2,498 square feet and will offer amenities that include a cellar, a roof deck, and a single outdoor parking space. The development team includes KJO Architecture as the designer and BF Capital Developers as the contractor.
Permits list a total construction cost of $286,862, which translates to approximately $115 per planned interior square foot. The number includes $222,696 for general construction work, $10,000 for electrical work, $10,000 for mechanical work, $15,000 for plumbing work, and $29,166 for excavation work.
6115 Osceola Street. Building rendering. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
6115 Osceola Street. Project map. Credit: Google Maps
6115 Osceola Street. Site plan. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
6115 Osceola Street, Unit 07. Site plan. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
6115 Osceola Street. Site plan legend. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
Like the rest of the townhouse ensemble, the attached building will sit at a two-foot stagger in relation to its neighbors, lending a dynamic rhythm to the overall composition. The structure’s footprint will measure 16 feet wide and 51 feet long. The building will rise 34 feet to the top of the main roof and 37-and-a-half feet to the top of the parapet.
The first floor will sit at an elevation of three feet above the ground plane. Ceiling heights will span nine feet at the above-ground floors and eight feet in the basement.
The structure will be styled as a contemporary interpretation of Germantown’s traditional prewar housing stock. Small front yard will sit in front of five-foot-deep covered porches. The bichromatic color scheme will consist of white vertical siding at the upper floors and the mansard roof, while dark gray accents will be used at the ground-level brick, porch awning, and peaked gable roof lining.
The ground floor will recede into the structure at the rear elevation, creating space for a partially covered rear deck and a single-car parking space, accessed via a shared mid-block drive aisle. The floors above will be cantilevered at a slight slant ascending toward the roof.
6115 Osceola Street. Aerial view prior to redevelopment. Credit: Google Maps
6115 Osceola Street. Site view prior to redevelopment. Looking northeast. May 2025. Credit: Google Street View via Google Maps
6115 Osceola Street. Building rendering. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
6115 Osceola Street. Building section. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
A number of public green spaces are available within a 15-minute walking radius, the largest among which is the Awbury Arboretum, situated within a 12-minute walk to the northeast.
Route 23 and 81 buses service the vicinity, with the former running along Germantown Avenue, the neighborhood’s primary commercial thoroughfare, which extends within a five-minute walk to the southwest. The Washington Lane regional rail station sits by the arboretum, within a 16-minute walk to the northeast of the proposed complex.
6115 Osceola Street. Zoning table. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia
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