Several sizeable developments are currently in the works in Old City, the tallest of which is the tower that LCOR Incorporated plans to construct at One Dock Street. Bower Lewis Thrower Architects is the designer for the 374-foot-tall, 31-story proposal that would rise even higher than I.M. Pei’s Society Hill Towers, built just to the south in 1964. The new building will hold 272 rental units.
Permits have been filed for the construction of a multi-family attached structure at 1326 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The new structure will replace a fenced-in lot that is covered in weeds. The property is located near the corner of North 6th Street and Master Street. Hofkin Monique is the listed owner.
Permits have been filed for the construction of a single-family structure at 2921 Gerritt Street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The building, located around mid-block between South 29th Street and South 30th Street, will replace a paved fenced-in lot sited on a block lined with two-story prewar rowhouses. Maher Abdelaal is the listed design professional Two Blind Mice LLC is the listed owner.
In recent years we saw a number of game-changing high-rise projects growing around the city, with many more in planning. rise in the past decade with many buildings soaring to new heights. But in Society Hill, the developer team of John and Mary Turchi have fought for 14 years to erect a 150-foot building at 223 South Sixth Street. The 12-story, 193,589-square-foot structure, which is proposed to sit right next to the Dilworth House while preserving most of the older building, won approval from the Historical Commission just last year. Cope-Linder Architects is the designer for the slender high-rise, which will hold just ten residential units.
Demolition permits have been filed for a vacant two-story rowhouse at 4012 Aspen Street in the Belmont neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The structure, located near the corner of Aspen Street and North 41st Street, is under the ownership of Pinckney Alvin J. Gamma Wrecking Inc is the contractor listed for the demolition.
