Articles by Vitali Ogorodnikov

Rendering of 2401 Washington Avenue at Innovator Village via Philly Living Team.

Construction Complete at Innovator Village at 2401 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 13, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is complete at a four-story, 28-unit building at 2401 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The structure, tentatively known as Building A, is a part of the larger Innovator Village development. The new building spans 25,264 square feet and includes a parking garage. Permits list Center City Construction and Development as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $3.2 million.

Rendering of 2101 Washington Avenue. Credit: JKRP Architects

Construction Nears Completion at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 9, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that construction work is nearing completion at a six-story, 247-unit mixed-use building at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by OCF Realty, the project spans the north side of the block between South 22nd and South 23rd streets. The sizable structure rises from a 49,800-square-foot footprint and will offer 195,131 square feet of interior space, which will include nearly 40,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $40 million. Construction work also continues at the townhouse portion of the project, which consists of 40 four-story, two-family dwellings, arranged in two rows of 20 and separated by a mid-block drive aisle. The typical structure will span 2,416 square feet and will feature a roof deck and parking.

1315 Bainbridge Street. Credit: Heta Designs via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Underway at 1315 Bainbridge Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 7, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted that construction work is underway at a three-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 1315 Bainbridge Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia. The new building will rise as a vertical extension of a single-story commercial structure (currently home to a pizzeria), which will be partially demolished. Designed by Heta Designs, the building will span 1,746 square feet. Permits list Merit Properties as the contractor.

769 South 20th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2025

Construction Complete at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 5, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is complete at a three-story single-family rowhouse at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The new development replaces a vacant lot sited on the east side of the block between Fitzwater Street and Catharine Street. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the building spans 2,980 square feet and features a basement and a roof deck. Permits list the New Philadelphia Building and Design Group as the contractor.

1712 Christian Street. March 2025. Photo by Jamie Meller

Construction Complete at 1712 Christian Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 1, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has confirmed that construction work is complete at a six-unit residential development at 1712 Christian Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The structures replace two three-story prewar rowhouses on a through-block lot that stretches from Christian Street to the north to Montrose Street to the south. Designed by Moto Designshop, the complex consists of two rowhouses situated at either end of the site, each rising three stories and featuring three units, with a 33-foot-long rear yard in between. Both structures will feature rear and roof decks. Permits list Made Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $400,000.

Construction Nears Completion at Broad and Washington at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 30, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has observed that construction work is nearing completion at Broad and Washington, a 15-story, 1,111-unit complex under construction at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia. Designed by the BKV Group, the development will span an entire city block at the northeast corner of the intersection of Broad Street and Washington Avenue. The construction price tag for the 1,516,218-square-foot complex stands at almost $306 million.

2032 Reed Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2025

Construction Nearing Completion at 2032 Reed Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 29, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction work is nearly complete at a series of three-story single-family rowhouses at 2032 Reed Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia. Designed by Jibe Design, the development is situated on a block bound by Reed Street, South 20th Street, Gerritt Street, and South 21st Street. Permits list Daku Group LLC as the contractor and SE2 Engineering as another project team member.

1731 Washington Avenue. Building section. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Progresses at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 27, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction is underway at a four-story, 18-unit building at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The project site is bound by Washington Avenue to the south, South Bouvier Street to the east, and South 18th Street to the west. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture, the building will span 36,336 square feet and will feature ground-level commercial space, elevator service, balconies, a roof deck, and 24 parking spaces (20 of which are listed as mechanical, i.e. automated), as well as storage for 21 bicycles. Permits list Mik Mar Associates as the contractor and a construction cost of $3.6 million.

1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture

Construction Pending at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 26, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that demolition work has still not begun at the site of a 191-unit mixed-use complex planned at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by Streamline, the complex will replace a suburban-style shopping mall with a stately, traditionally-styled six-story building facing Washington Avenue, which will offer 23,185 square feet of ground-level retail and 131 rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, many of which will rank as affordable housing. To the north, 60 multi-family townhouses will be situated, which will match the scale and the material palette of the surrounding area. The development will boast publicly accessible pedestrian promenades and landscaping, as well as 141 parking spaces, of which 119 will be located in an underground garage in the apartment building, and 22 more will be situated in the townhouses.

650 North Conestoga Street. Site conditions prior to redevelopment. Aerial view. Looking northwest. Credit: Google Maps

Permits Issued for 650, 658, and 662 North Conestoga Street in Carroll Park, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 22, 2025 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of three two-story single-family rowhouses at 650, 658, and 662 North Conestoga Street in Carroll Park, West Philadelphia. Each of the new buildings will rise from a vacant lot (the lots are non-contiguous) situated on the west side of the block between Poplar Street and West Girard Avenue. Each building is designed by Moto Designshop, with the City of Philadelphia as the developer and Spruce Builders as the contractor, and will span 894 square feet.

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