North Philadelphia

Construction Progresses on Liberty Triangle in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 29, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Construction is progressing quickly on Liberty Triangle at 1102-48 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia. The project will include 84 residential units within two separate structures. The buildings will stand up to six floors tall on an irregularly-shaped site formed by the diagonal Germantown Avenue. The project also features ground floor retail. For more renderings and analysis on the project, check out YIMBY’s detailed report published in November.

1442 North Hollywood Street (vacant lot in the center). Looking north. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for Single-Family Dwelling at 1442 North Hollywood Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia

7:00 am on January 27, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A zoning permit has been issued for the construction of a single-family attached structure at 1442 North Hollywood Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. The site is located on the west side of the street on the block between Master Street and Jefferson Street. The structure will occupy a 578-square-foot footprint and will not exceed 38 feet in height, not including the pilot house that will be used to access the roof deck. Jeffrey E. Roberts is the listed owner.

1705 North American Street. Credit: Atrium Design Group

179-Unit Building Proposed for 1705 North American Street in Norris Square, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 26, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

A six-story, 179-unit residential building is planned at 1705 North American Street in Norris Square, North Philadelphia. Designed by Atrium Design Group, the building stand 77 feet tall and will replace a vacant grassy lot and a commercial building occupied by Drexel Foods. The building will take up an entire block, standing out from the predominantly rowhouse neighborhood. The building will stand in a desolate area, and will likely generate greater developer interest in the area. The modern design features stone cladding, a rarity for the area. The 189,000-square-foot building will also feature commercial and retail space.

1539 North 26th Street. Rendering credit: Designblendz

Framing Work Progresses at 1539 North 26th Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on January 25, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Construction has topped out at 1539 North 26th Street, a five-story mixed-use building in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the property will yield 28 apartments as well as ground-floor retail space and parking. GRIT Construction is in charge of building the structure.

The Poplar Nears Completion at 900 North 9th Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 24, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

Completion approaches at The Poplar, a renovation project in progress at 900 North 9th Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia. Designed by Cosica Moos Architecture, which is responsible for exterior as well as interior design, and developed by the Post Brothers, the 400,000-square-foot project transforms the 11-story Quaker Building, a factory loft built in 1918, into a 285-unit residential building. The redevelopment adds a striking new color to the exterior, a rooftop amenity deck, and units that come in multiple sizes.

Site of Broad and Noble Remains Inactive in Callowhill, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on January 23, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed no construction activity at the future site of Broad and Noble, a high-rise development proposed at 435-43 North Broad Street in Callowhill, North Philadelphia. Designed by Barton Partners and developed by Toll Brothers, the project will rise 231 feet and 19 stories and will include 344 apartments within the 371,302 square feet of residential space, as well as 23,647 square feet of amenity space, 46,275 square feet of parking and loading space, 10,574 square feet of retail, 8,351 square feet of office space, and 107 underground parking spaces. The proposal gets its name from its location at the northeast corner of North Broad Street and Noble Street, half a bl0ck away from the entrance of the elevated Rail Park.

900 North 8th Street via Cosica Mood Architecture

900 North 8th Street Awaits Construction Activity in Poplar, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 22, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

A site at 900 North 8th Street, in Poplar, North Philadelphia, awaits the construction of a pair of buildings that will bring a massive amount of residential space to the neighborhood. A 134-foot-tall, 11-story tower will rise next to a 154-foot-tall, 12-story tower to the west, the latter of which appears as a set of two towers connected with sky bridges. Designed by Cosica Moos Architecture and developed by APOM-Holdings, the project will hold a total of 338 units.

1300 Fairmount Avenue looking northeast. Photo by Thomas Koloski

1300 Fairmount Avenue Welcomes Residents and Shoppers in Poplar, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 20, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

A 14-story, 487-unit mixed-use development is mostly complete at 1300 Fairmount Avenue in Poplar, North Philadelphia. Designed by Cope-Linder Architects and developed by RAL Development, the building rises 185 feet, standing prominently over the predominantly residential neighborhood. Two of the floors house retail space, occupied by an ALDI supermarket, and a parking garage in the structure’s eastern section.

2100 Hamilton Street. Photo by Thomas Koloski

Cladding Halfway Up at 2100 Hamilton Street in Franklintown, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on January 19, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit at 2100 Hamilton Street, located in the Franklintown section of Spring Garden, North Philadelphia, has revealed that the 115-foot, 10-story-tall residential tower’s cladding having climbed more than halfway up along the concrete structure. The project was designed by Cecil Baker, which is also behind two condo developments that have risen within the past four years, and developed by Brock Development Group. The development, located just to the north of Center City and three blocks to the southeast of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, rises from a masonry-walled pit where a freight train line once ran and was taken out in the 1970’s, with a tunnel remaining under several other blocks.

1309 Cambridge Street. Rendering of the project via KJO Architecture.

Permits Issued for a 46-Unit Structure at 1309-25 Cambridge Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on January 19, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for a six-story, 46-unit structure at 1309-25 Cambridge Street in Poplar, North Philadelphia. Designed by KJO Architecture, the 51,878-square-foot structure will include a roof terrace, as well as 15 parking spaces. Cambridge 9 OZB LLC is the listed owner. The building will cost $6.75 million to build.

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