Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 2739 North 13th Street in Glenwood, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential building at 2739 North 13th Street in Glenwood, North Philadelphia. The structure will span 4,376 square feet and will feature a cellar and a roof deck. Permits list The Door LLC as the owner, KCA Design Associates LLC as the architect, and Lynx Management Solutions LLC as the contractor.

Construction costs for the multi-family building are specified at $570,500. The figure includes $532,500 for general construction and $38,000 for excavation.

2739 North 13th Street Plan via KCA Design Associates

Permit documentation places the property, situated at the corner of North 13th and West Seltzer streets, within an RM-1 residential district and identify a lot measuring approximately 16 feet wide, with a total area of 1,371 square feet. The proposed building footprint will span 1,094 square feet, equivalent to around 80 percent lot coverage; the remaining 277 square feet, or approximately 20 percent of the lot, is designated as open area. Drawings also indicate an eight-foot front yard setback and a nine-foot-deep rear yard. Permits list a proposed building height of approximately 34 feet, below the district’s listed 38-foot maximum. The site plan depicts a roof deck with an access structure.

Architectural elevations depict a narrow façade along North 13th Street with vertically aligned rectangular windows, a masonry exterior, and a raised entrance. The Seltzer Street elevation features contrasting vertical panel sections, brick, and a secondary raised entrance accessed by exterior steps and railings. The rear elevation depicts horizontal façade banding, vertically arranged windows, and an elevated entrance with railings.

2739 North 13th Street Zoning Map via KCA Design Associates

The North Philadelphia subway station on the Broad Street Line sits nearby on North Broad Street. The North Broad regional rail station is also situated nearby, at 2693 North Broad Street. The route 54 bus operates along nearby Lehigh Avenue. Temple University‘s Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry is situated farther along North Broad Street near Allegheny Avenue.

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