Articles by Vitali Ogorodnikov

620 Diamond Street. Elevations. Credit: Here's The Plan LLC via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 620 Diamond Street in North Philadelphia East

7:00 am on May 13, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit apartment building at 620 Diamond Street in North Philadelphia East. Located near Temple University, the structure will replace a vacant lot on the southeast corner of Diamond and North Marshall streets. Designed by Here’s The Plan, LLC, the structure will span 2,700 square feet and feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list CDF General Contractors LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $175,000.

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The Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street. Rendering credit: DAS Architects

Development Still Not Started at Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street in Midtown Village, Center City

8:00 am on May 11, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit has observed no signs of demolition nor other forms of construction preparation at the site of the a 14-story, 86-room hotel proposed at 122 South 11th Street in Midtown Village, Center City. Designed by DAS Architects, the building will span 51,181 square feet and will feature a restaurant at the first and second floors. Permits list Midwest Construction and Painting Inc. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $21.1 million.

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33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.

Construction Still Pending at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West

8:00 am on May 10, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that site preparation work has still not started at a 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential tower planned at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West, a year and a half after a construction permit was issued in November 2021. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group (which is also listed as the contractor), the high-rise will span 456,380 square feet and supply 341 apartments as well as a garage for use both by the building’s residents as well as customers of the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket, which currently uses the outdoor parking lot at the building site. Permits specify a construction cost of $136 million.

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2012 Chestnut Street. Credit: JKRP Architects

Construction Still Pending at 2012 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on May 9, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit observed that construction work has still not started at 2012 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, the site of a proposed 14-story residential tower. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (also the owner) and Alterra Property Group, the building, also known under its full address of 2012-14 Chestnut Street, will feature 162 residential units, of which 130 would run at market rate and another 32 would be classified as “workhouse housing.” The plan also includes around 4,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.

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