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7619 Germantown Avenue. Credit: Morrissey Design

Looking at the 114-Unit Development Proposed at 7619 Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia

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.

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2301 Sharswood Street and 2302 Sharswood Street. Aerial view prior to redevelopment. Looking north. Credit: Google Maps

Permits Issued for 54-Building Residential Complex at 2301 and 2302 Sharswood Street in Sharswood, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a 54-building, 63-unit residential complex at 2301 and 2302 Sharswood Street in Sharswood, Lower North Philadelphia. The development will transform most of the two blocks bound by Stewart Street to the north, Harlan Street to the south, North 23rd Street to the east, and North 24th Street to the west, with Sharswood Street running between the two blocks. Designed by Blackney Hayes Architects and KS Engineers, P.C., with the Philadelphia Housing Authority as the developer and the Daly Corporation as the contractor, the complex will consist of nine two-story two-family buildings, 29 three-story single-family rowhouses, and 16 two-story single-family rowhouses, as well as common green space and two parking lots for a total of 15 cars and at least 33 bicycles. The single-family townhouses will range in size from around 1,200 to 1,900 square feet and will cost around $230,000 to $340,000 each to construct.

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