Articles by Thomas Koloski

619 North Broad Street. Credit: Varenhorst

Renderings Revealed for 17-Story Building at 619 North Broad Street in Callowhill, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on September 4, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Renderings have been revealed for 619 North Broad Street, a proposed 17-story building in Callowhill, North Philadelphia. The high-rise, designed by Varenhorst Architects and revealed on its website, is planned to stand 275 feet tall and consists of a rectangular five-story podium with an L-shaped section rising above, with a spacious outdoor terrace at the setback. No permits have been filed yet.

Demolition Permits Filed for 4019 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on September 4, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Demolition permits have been filed for a two-story rowhouse at 4019 Haverford Avenue in the Haverford North neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The property, which sits located close to the corner of Haverford Avenue and North Preston Street, is owned by 4019 Haverford Avenue LLC.

Rendering Revealed for 24-Story Building at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Center City

8:00 am on September 3, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The Durst Organization is proposing to replace a large parking lot at the Delaware River waterfront with a 290-foot, 24-story residential building at 300 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard in Center City. Handel Architects have crafted the structure as a wide, jagged slab facing its broad side toward the river. The development will rise three-quarters as high as the nearby, 385-foot-tall Benjamin Franklin Bridge and will bring much-needed activity to the long-neglected stretch of the waterfront.

Permits Filed for 711 Brooklyn Street in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on September 3, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for 711 Brooklyn Street in the Haverford North neighborhood of West Philadelphia for the construction of an attached structure with a cellar. Seyit Atay is the listed owner.

709 Chestnut Street (aka 709-13 Chestnut Street). Credit: Edry McHenry Architects

Construction Anticipated for 327-Foot-Tall Residential Tower at 709 Chestnut Street in Market East, Center City

8:00 am on September 2, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

In 2015, the Mack-Cali Realty Corp. and Parkway Commercial Properties jointly proposed a high-rise apartment building at 709 Chestnut Street in Old City, a block west of Independence Hall. Two years later, Mack-Cali has left the development team and the building design has since changed. The latest iteration, designed by Edry McHenry Architects, is proposed to stand 327 feet and 27 stories tall, sporting 278 residential units. As of today, the proposal site consists of a still-active parking lot.

Permits Filed For 1801 Memphis Street in Fishtown, Kensington

7:00 am on September 2, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for the construction of a three-story structure at 1801 Memphis Street in Fishtown. The filing indicates that the structure will also include a basement and a roof deck. James Duffy is the listed owner.

Mural West rendering via Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

Mural West Tower Set to Rise at 523 North Broad Street in Callowhill, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on September 1, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Construction has yet to break ground on Mural West, a 363-foot-tall mixed-use building at 523 North Broad Street on the border of the Poplar and Callowhill neighborhoods of North Philadelphia. Designed by Atkin Olshin Schade Architects and developed by Eric Blumenfeld, the 32-story building will add some verticality to the area around North Broad Street north of the Vine Street Expressway, which has seen minimal skyline development since the dome-topped Inquirer Building was completed in 1924. The project will include a mix of retail space, offices, and residential area.

Permits Have Been Filed For 2518 Waverly Street in Fitler Square, Center City

7:00 am on September 1, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for 2518 Waverly Street in the Fitler Square neighborhood in Center City, which may also be categorized as Rittenhouse Square West. A demolition permit has been issued for the existing two-story rowhouse with a prominent, covered roof deck. The new structure will utilize the existing foundation and will rise three stories; like its predecessor, the new building will also feature a rood deck.

CHOP Roberts Center (left) and 730 Schuylkill Avenue (right). Image by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

CHOP’s Roberts Center for Pediatric Research Phase 3 to Rise 350 Feet in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on August 31, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is in the process of a $3.4 billion expansion in West and South Philadelphia. The latest proposed structure is the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research Phase 3, a 350-foot-tall tower planned at 730 Schuylkill Avenue in the western section of South Philadelphia’s Graduate Hospital neighborhood, which is also known as Schuylkill Grays Ferry and Devil’s Pocket. The new structure will stand as a fraternal twin to the first phase of Roberts Center, a 375-foot-tall building completed in 2017. Project information remains sparse, but the design will likely be led by the office of Pelli Clarke Pelli, which designed the first phase.

Permits Filed For 2543 Manton Street in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia

7:00 am on August 31, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for 2543 Manton Street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of South Philadelphia. The vacant lot, located one property away from the corner of Manton and North 26th streets, the lot will see the erection of a two-household residential building with a roof deck. 2500 Manton LLC is the listed propeerty owner.

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