Articles by Vitali Ogorodnikov

233 Christian Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. April 2022

Construction Complete at 233 Christian Street in Queen Village, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on April 5, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed the completion of construction at a four-story, four-unit condominium at 233 Christian Street in Queen Village, South Philadelphia. The development rises on the north side between South American Street and South 2nd Street, replacing an undistinguished three-story rowhouse. Designed by Gnome Architects and developed by Zatos Investment, the building spans 7,014 square feet and features a basement, full sprinkling and private roof decks. Permits list GRIT Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $350,000.

Rendering of 1428-38 Callowhill Street. Credit: J2a Architects.

Philadelphia YIMBY Tracks Projects Ranging from 100,000 to Half-Million Square Feet

7:00 am on April 5, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last month, Philadelphia YIMBY discussed new article categories that were introduced at the start of the year. Among those were categories that grouped new proposals by residential unit count, where we dedicated an article to each of the groups. However, at the time we also introduced a similar category tracking method, where we catalog buildings by square footage. Although this may sound like a similar measurement technique, the square footage categories are more broad as they also include non-residential developments. In today’s installment of our “category spotlight” series, we focus on projects that range from 100,000 to half a million square feet. This category is largely comprised of relatively large mid-and high-rise developments. Please note that since the category was introduced only at the start of the year, it currently excludes articles published prior to this year.

841-51 South 2nd Street. Credit: HDP Architecture

Site Cleared at 841-51 South 2nd Street in Queen Village, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 4, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent visit observed that demolition has been complete at the site of a proposed four-story, 42-unit mixed-use building at 841-51 South 2nd Street in Queen Village, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture, the structure will rise at the northeast corner of 2nd and Christian streets and will span 54,313 square feet, with a plaza at the street corner and retail on the ground floor. The development will feature full sprinkling and a roof deck. Permits list Beck Street LLC as the owner, Indian Harbour Asset Management LLC as the contractor, and a construction cost of $6.79 million.

Rendering of 1810 Chestnut Street. Credit: Cecil Baker + Partners.

Philadelphia YIMBY Tallies Projects With Vertical Extensions

7:30 am on April 4, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

As the “Yes In My Back Yard” acronym in our name suggests, Philadelphia YIMBY supports new development throughout the city. However, as our readers certainly know, we do so not at the cost of mindless destruction, and encourage historic preservation and adaptive reuse of distinguished structures whenever possible. Addition of new floors to existing structures is a fantastic way to increase the density at any given site while preserving, whether partially or fully, the structure that already stands. In today’s publication in our ongoing “category spotlight” series we look at vertical extensions that have been recently completed, are underway, or have been proposed in various new developments throughout the city.

2710 Ridge Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2022

Construction Nearly Finished at 2710 Ridge Avenue in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 3, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit reveals that construction work is nearly complete at a three-story, five-unit apartment building at 2710 Ridge Avenue in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. The development is located on the southwest side of the block between North 27th Street and West Glenwood Avenue. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the structure spans 5,850 square feet and features a basement, full sprinkling and a roof deck. Permits list CRBN LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $800,000.

1917 West Susquehanna Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2022

No Activity Yet at 1917 West Susquehanna Avenue in North Central Philadelphia

7:30 am on April 3, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed no construction activity during our site visit to 1917 West Susquehanna Avenue, a multi-family residential structure proposed at in North Central Philadelphia. The building will span a footprint of 1,296 square feet and will feature a roof deck. 2103 N Franklin LLC is the listed owner. The site sits on the north side of the avenue, near the intersection with North Uber street. The structure will rise in place of a large, well-maintained grass lot with a two-plank wooden fence and a row of trees near the front. The block where the proposal is located has witnessed a particularly high percentage of postwar demolitions, with only around half of the original stock still standing. However, the area is witnessing a steady revival, with new developments being announced in the surrounding area with consistent regularity.

W/Element Hotel from the Walt Whitman Bridge. Photo by Thomas Koloski

Philadelphia YIMBY Tracks Recently Completed Developments

7:00 am on April 3, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philadelphia YIMBY seeks to track the entire development cycle from new projects throughout the city, starting from early planning all the way to completion. The latter is the category we look at in our “category spotlight” series. Building completion articles, which welcome the latest additions into our urban fabric, generally make for visually rich content that allows us to take a given project off our development tracker and relegates it to something of an urban archive that tracks the city’s growth one building at a time.

Broad Street Flats Topped Out at 701 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia

8:00 am on April 2, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Construction has reached the topmost point at Broad Street Flats, a seven-story mixed-use development at 701 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia. Designed by PZS Architects, the building will feature commercial space at the ground floor and 50 residential units. The building will also hold four “hotel rooms,” which will likely be used as apartments. The structure’s floor area spans 50,462 square feet. Permits list Ferraro Construction Group as the contractor and a construction cost of $8 million.

943-49 Washington Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2022

Construction Underway at 943-49 Washington Avenue in Bella Vista, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on April 2, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Construction is underway at 943-49 Washington Avenue in Bella Vista, South Philadelphia. An extension will be added to the structure, which will stand a total of five stories tall upon completion and contain 24 residential units. The permit lists TBC LLC as the contractor, with Lonny Rossman as the design professional. The building will hold 29,535 square feet of space and cost an estimated $4.2 million to build.

31 East Columbia Avenue. Building elevation. Credit: SITIO Architecture + Urbanism via the City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY Features Increasing Number of Construction Blueprints in Publications

7:00 am on April 2, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

In order to further enhance the reader experience, at the start of the year Philadelphia YIMBY introduced a series of new categories that cater to specific classes of structures and topics, which we are covering in our ongoing “category spotlight” series. Moreover, we began to heavily feature architectural blueprints that have been submitted to the planning department for review. These project blueprints provide valuable insight into aspects of construction ranging from generally aesthetic to deeply technical, and are especially useful when no building renderings are currently available. For those looking to find recent project blueprints without browsing through Byzantine city record databases, we have created a dedicated “Blueprints” category, with a few examples listed below.

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