Articles by Vitali Ogorodnikov


141 North 4th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2025

Renovation Work Progresses at 141-43 North 4th Street in Old City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has documented progress at an adaptive reuse development at 141-43 North 4th Street in Old City. Designed by Designblendz, the project spans a through-block site that stretches from North 4th to North Orianna streets. The work involves renovation of a historic four-story, 18,160-square-foot building on 4th Street and construction of a six-story, 19,406-square-foot extension at Orianna Street. The development will span 37,566 square feet and offer 36 residential units, 13 off-site accessory parking spaces, and accommodation for ten bicycles. Permits list Pioneer Construction and Development Corporation as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $2.86 million.

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Rendering of 412 North 2nd Street. Credit: Morris Adjmi Architects.

Construction Not Yet Started at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that construction has still not started at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia. The new building will rise between 2nd, Callowhill, and Willow streets in the southeast corner of Northern Liberties, near the Delaware River waterfront and a block north of Old City. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by National Real Estate Development, LLC, (aka National Development) and The KRE Group, the tower will span 351,927 square feet and hold 397 residential units, 20,431 square feet of retail, and 105 parking spaces. Construction costs are listed at $93 million.

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244-58 North 2nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2025

Construction Nearly Complete at Townhouse Complex at 244-58 North 2nd Street in Old City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has observed that construction work is nearly complete at an 11-townhouse development at 244-58 North 2nd Street in the Old City section of Center City. Designed by LandMark Architectural Design, each townhouse stands four stories tall and spans nearly 5,000 square feet, and feature a cellar, a roof deck, an elevator, and a two-car garage. Permits list OCF Construction as the contractor.

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Box Factory Lofts at 31 East Columbia Avenue. Rendering credit: SITIO Architecture

Construction Nearly Complete at The Box Factory Lofts at 31 East Columbia Avenue in Fishtown

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is largely complete at the eight-story, 63-unit Box Factory Lofts at 31 East Columbia Avenue in Fishtown. Designed by SITIO Architecture + Urbanism, the structure expands the original Box Factory Lofts, a four-story prewar industrial building located at 21 East Columbia Avenue with 20 rental units. The new building will add 67,342 square of feet to the development and introduce a new shared lobby for the two structures, as well as a common courtyard. The new building will feature ground-level retail, elevator service, covered parking for ten cars (including three car share and one accessible space) and 30 bicycles, and a roof deck. Permits list Equinox Management and Construction as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $13 million.

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