Dale Corporation

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 three-story, 15-unit multi-family development at 7037 Ridge Avenue in Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia. Designed by Square Architects, the project will span an irregularly-shaped lot on the northeast side of the block between Livezey Street and Domino Lane and will involve adaptive reuse of a historic building as well as a new structure to be constructed at the rear of the lot. Permits list Baltimore Select Properties (aka Select Redevelopment) as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $1.5 million.