Permits Issued For Four-Unit Building At 5325 West Thompson Street In Carroll Park, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-unit residential building at 5325 West Thompson Street in West Philadelphia’s Carroll Park neighborhood. The approved permit calls for a new attached building with a cellar and a front porch. The zoning permit approves the erection of an attached structure with a front porch, with size and location as shown on the approved plans. Ascension Projects LLC is listed as owner and contractor. Ping Architects is the architect.

Permits list a total construction cost of $425,000. The cost breakdown includes $400,000 for general construction and $25,000 for excavation.

5325 West Thompson Street Plan via Ping Architects

The building permit lists 4,090 square feet of total construction area. The zoning documents list the property in the RM-1 zoning district and identify the existing use as a vacant lot. The plans list a 1,627.5-square-foot lot and a proposed use of four-family residential, with the unit count calculated from the lot area under the zoning table. The zoning permit’s additional use details also specify four dwelling units. The building to be fully sprinklered with NFPA 13 throughout

5325 West Thompson Street Front Elevation via Ping Architects

The dimensional table shows a proposed occupied area of 1,199 square feet, equal to 73.66 percent of the lot. Plans also list a 15-foot-six-inch lot width, a proposed front yard depth of seven feet, a proposed rear yard depth of 11 feet three-and-one-half inches, a rear yard area of 175.15 square feet, and a proposed building height of 32 feet nine inches. The area of earth disturbance is listed as 1,199 square feet.

5325 West Thompson Street Rear Elevation via Ping Architects

Plans show a narrow three-story structure extending back from West Thompson Street, with a front porch, rear yard, egress well, exterior corridor to the rear yard, and a rear alley. The site plan labels adjacent properties at 5327 West Thompson Street and 5323 West Thompson Street as outside the project scope, with the latter identified as a vacant lot. The location map places the site near North 53rd Street, West Girard Avenue, and Old Cathedral Cemetery.

5325 West Thompson Street Location via Ping Architects

The elevations show a flat-roofed attached building with a brick-patterned lower façade, upper-floor window groupings, a front porch, and rear access points. The side elevation shows the proposed building length at 86 feet five inches, while the front and rear elevations show the 15-foot-six-inch building width and the roof level at 30 feet above the first floor.

With zoning and building permits now issued, the project may proceed as a four-unit attached residential building under the approved plans.

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