897 North 40th Street

Urban development is a delicate balancing act, and sometimes we must say goodbye to cherished local destinations in order to make way for a plan that is ultimately more beneficial to the community and to the city at large. One of such trade-offs is slated to occur at 7619 Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia, where the Trolley Car Diner is set to meet the wrecking ball, to be replaced by a six-story, mixed-use residential development designed by Morrissey Design. Although the charming chrome, neon, mural, and freestanding trolley of the diner will be missed, the proposal at hand makes for more effective use of the site, bringing significant residential density within a two0-block walk of the Mount Airy Station of the SEPTA Regional Rail and replacing the auto-centric restaurant with pedestrian-friendly retail.

Permits have been issued for the construction of a new multi-family residential building at 1808-12 Wylie Street in the Francisville section of North Philadelphia. The project calls for the erection of an attached four-story structure with a cellar and multiple private roof decks. The project is designed by Common Practice Design Studio, with civil engineering by Ambric Technologies. The owner is listed as 1808 Wylie LLC, and Waybar Construction LLC is identified as the contractor of record.