Articles by Colin LeStourgeon

The Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street. Rendering credit: DAS Architects

Permits Issued for Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street in Marker East, Center City

Permits have been issued for the construction of the 14-story Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street in Center City. Designed by DAS Architects and developed by the Estia Group, the hotel will offer 86 hotel rooms on the third through fourteenth floors. Restaurant space will be situated on the first and second floors. The tower will total 51,181 square feet of space. Permits list construction costs at $21.1 million.

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Rendering of 933 North Penn Street. Credit: HDO Architecture.

Renderings Revealed For 933 North Penn Street In Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia

Renderings have been revealed for a 196-unit multi-family development at 933 North Penn Street in Northern LibertiesNorth Philadelphia. Designed by HDO Architecture, the building will rise seven stories tall and will include space for 57 cars and 66 bicycles. The building will feature a modern exterior that will feature brick at the ground floor, with white cladding at the upper floors, paired with black panels by the windows.

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Rendering of 2019-33 North 29th Street. Credit: Google.

Renderings Revealed for 2019-33 North 29th Street in Strawberry Mansion, North Philadelphia

Renderings have been revealed for a four-story, 94-unit multi-family development at 2019-33 North 29th Street in Strawberry MansionNorth Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects, the building will feature 3,024 square feet of amenity space, a 2,089-square-foot roof deck, a 3,720-square-foot courtyard, 25 parking spaces, and a bicycle storage room.

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Rendering of 4301 Chestnut Street. Credit: JKRP Architects.

Renderings Revealed for 4301 Chestnut Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia

Renderings have been revealed for a 275-unit mixed-use development planned at 4301 Chestnut Street in Spruce HillWest Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects, the building will rise seven stories tall and feature 30,300 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The residential space will total 147,562 square feet. Amenity space on the second floor will span 3,278 square feet, with 7,895 square feet of common space on the ground floor. A 6,055-square-foot roof deck will be located at the top of the building. An underground garage will hold 75 parking spaces, with two expected to be handicap accessible, one set to be van accessible, four for electric vehicles, and two reserved for interior loading spaces.

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