Permits Issued for Single-Family Residence at 1445 North Orkney Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a single-family residence at 1445 North Orkney Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The approved permit calls for a three-story attached building spanning 1,920 square feet. The project will feature a cellar and roof deck. Standard Development LLC is listed as the owner, with Renato Rizaj listed as contractor and Here’s The Plan LLC as the architect.

Permits list a total construction cost of $205,000. The cost breakdown includes $166,000 for general construction, $10,000 for electrical work, $10,000 for mechanical work, and $19,000 for plumbing work.

1445 Ornery Street Location Map via Here’s The Plan LLC

The permit record identifies the structure as R-3 residential occupancy with Type V-B construction and lists 500 square feet of earth disturbance. The approved building scope also notes that separate permits are required for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire suppression work.

The zoning permit, issued in January 2026, approves the erection of an attached new structure with an accessory roof deck for residential use only, along with a roof access structure. The zoning permit places the property in the RSA-5 district and approves residential household living, single-family. The zoning plan lists a 585-square-foot lot, a 15-foot lot frontage, a 39-foot lot depth, a 480-square-foot new townhouse area, a seven-foot rear yard depth, a 105-square-foot rear yard area, and a 35-foot building height.

Plans show the development on the east side of North Orkney Street, south of West Jefferson Street and north of West Master Street. The zoning plan places the new attached structure between vacant lots at 1447 and 1443 North Orkney Street, with a seven-foot rear yard, a roof deck, a pilot house, and a three-foot-wide exit alley shown at the rear of the parcel

The front elevation shows a narrow three-story façade with split-face block at the first floor, brick-patterned cladding above, vertically arranged windows, and a roof access structure rising above the roof deck. The right-side elevation shows a flat side wall, a five-foot roof deck setback, and 36-inch guardrails at the roof deck level. With zoning and building permits now issued, the project may proceed under the approved plans.

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