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106 South 42nd Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2022

Renovation Underway at 106 South 42nd Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on May 21, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has discovered that renovation work is underway at 106 South 42nd Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia. The development is situated on the west side of the block between Chestnut and Sansom streets. Designed by HDO Architecture, the project will involve renovations interior renovations to a prewar rowhouse and construction of a rear addition, which will expand the 3,406-square-foot building to 6,112 square feet and nine apartments. Permits list Zhu Fengjun as the contractor and a construction cost of $526,050.

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Permits Issued for Nine-Unit Building at 106 South 42nd Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on May 22, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for a multi-family addition to an existing building situated at 106 South 42nd Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia. The development will involve renovations to the building’s interior as well as an addition to be constructed at the rear of the structure. Nine residential units will be situated in the building. The existing building houses 3,406 square feet of space, and an expected 2,706 square feet of space will be added with the addition to make for a total of 6,112 square feet.  Construction costs are estimated at $526,050.

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Garden Court Plaza at 4701-29 Pine Street. Credit: BLT Architects

Permits Issued for a 220-Unit Extension at Garden Court Plaza at 4701-29 Pine Street in Garden Court, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 5, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a seven-story, 220-unit mixed-use project at 4701-29 Pine Street in Garden Court (alternately Walnut Hill), West Philadelphia. The development, covered in detail in an August article, will consist of a six-story extension above an existing single-floor garage structure, and serve as an expansion to the Garden Court Plaza, a 13-story prewar apartment tower at 4701 Pine Street. Designed by BLT Architects, the project will hold a total of 198,569 square feet of space (not counting the prewar tower), of which 181,119 square feet will come from the newly built floors. The ground floor will hold commercial space and 66 parking spaces. A roof deck will be situated on the second floor. Construction costs are estimated at $35 million.

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Permits Issued for a Nine-Unit Structure at 5143 Irving Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on February 27, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

New permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, nine-unit residential building at 5143 Irving Street in Walnut Hill, West Philadelphia. YIMBY first shared the news of the development back in November, and the latest filings provide new information. The building will contain 12,530 square feet of floor space and will cost an estimated $1,632,000 to build. Two units will feature private roof decks.

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