Passyunk Square

1331 South Juniper Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022

YIMBY Looks at Recently Completed 18-Unit Rental Building at 1331 South Juniper Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia

Construction has been completed at 1331 South Juniper Street, a four-story mixed-use building in Passyunk SquareSouth Philadelphia. Designed by Moto Designshop and developed by High Top Real Estate and Development, the project consists of a three-story addition atop a single-story brick structure. The new building provides 18 residential units along with ground-floor commercial space and roof deck that offers views of the skyline. The pet-friendly building offers rental units ranging from one to two bedrooms with washers/dryers in every apartment.

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1532 South Seventh Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. January 2022

Construction Complete at Three-Story Single-Family Townhouse at 1532 South 7th Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia

Last February, YIMBY shared the news of a permit issued for the construction of a single-family townhouse at 1532 South 7th Street in Passyunk Square in South Philadelphia. By now, almost a year later, the site has been transformed from an eyesore vacant lot into an imposing three-story structure, as our recent site visit revealed. Permits indicate that the structure spans a footprint of around 600 square feet and features a roof deck. The filings specify V2 Properties Entity 6 LL as the owner and V2 Properties Construction Management LLC as the contractor. A permit issued in late 2019 stated a construction cost of $150,000, although the later permit does not specify a construction cost.

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1326 Mifflin Street. Looking southeast. Credit: Google Street View

Demolition Permits Issued at 1326 Mifflin Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the demolition of a three-story prewar rowhouse at 1326 Mifflin Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia. The attached structure is situated on the south side of the block between East Passyunk Avenue and South Juniper Street, about one short block east of Broad Street. The filing enumerates the structure’s footprint at 684 square feet and the interior clocks in at 2,052 square feet. Permits list Jenny Weinar as the owner and Pedro Palmer Construction Inc. as the contractor. Demolition costs are specified at $27,000.

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Rendering of 1100 Wharton Street. Credit: JKRP Architects

Renderings Revealed for 1100 Wharton Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia

Renderings have been revealed for a large mixed-use development located at 1100 Wharton Street in Passyunk SquareSouth Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by the Alterra Property Group, the complex includes several buildings. The largest will be a new mixed-use structure totaling 162,335 square feet of space, with a 4,000-square-foot roof deck. Residential amenity space and a commercial unit will be located on the ground floor, with 155 residential units on the upper floors. Other existing buildings in the block are a 71,360-square-foot mixed-use building with 45 residential units, a 18,616-square-foot police station, and a 51,010-square-foot office building. A new fire station is also planned to be built as part of the development. In total, 239 parking spaces will be offered for occupants of the block, with 62 in the basement level of the mixed-use building, 94 surface spaces in the center of the block, and 83 off-site spaces.

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