Articles by Vitali Ogorodnikov

1350 North Front Street. Looking north. Credit: Google

Permits Filed at 1350 North Front Street in Fishtown, Kensington

A zoning permit has been filed for the erection of a 65-foot-tall building at 1350 North Front Street in the Fishtown neighborhood in Kensington. Although the floor count has not been specified, the height is consistent with a six-story building. The latest filing follows a November permit for the merger of several nearby lots and a December permit for the demolition of a three-story structure currently standing at the site.

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1523 South Taney Street. Looking east. Credit: Google

Permits Filed at 1525 South Taney Street in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia

A pair of zoning permits have been issued for the construction of a new building at 1525 South Taney Street in the Grays Ferry neighborhood in western South Philadelphia. The earlier permit calls for the erection of a single-family household with a roof deck, an increasingly common feature in new construction in Philadelphia. A later permit outlined more technical details for the process, indicating intent for swift development progress. Standard Development LLC is the listed owner.

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330-48 North 12th Street. Looking southwest from North 12th and Callowhill streets. Credit: Google

Permits Filed For Vertical Extension at Seven-Story Building at 330-48 North 12th Street

A zoning permit has been filed for a vertical extension atop a multi-story pre-war factory loft at at 330-48 North 12th Street (also known as 330-340 North 12th Street), just north of Center City in the up-and-coming Rail Park District in North Philadelphia. The three-story extension would rise above the lower, five-story wing of the sprawling, seven-story structure situated between North 12th Street to the east, Carlton Street to the south, and Callowhill Street to the north. The proposal is the latest addition to a rapidly-growing neighborhood around the elevated Rail Park, where an abandoned railroad turned into a public space has often been likened to Philadelphia’s answer to New York City’s ever-popular High Line.

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