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Rendering Revealed for 12-Unit Building at 752 South 16th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

7:00 am on April 12, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

A rendering has been revealed for a four-story residential building at 752 South 16th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. YIMBY shared news of permit filing for the project last December, reporting that permits were issued for the development. The project will consist of 12 residential units. A total of 18,348 square feet of space is set to be situated within the structure. Construction costs are estimated at $1,701,000.

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Permits Issued for a Five-Unit Structure at 1829 Diamond Street in the Temple University Area, North Philadelphia

7:00 am on February 16, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a mixed-use structure at 1829 Diamond Street in the Temple University Area in North Philadelphia. The building will stand three stories tall and will hold five apartments. KCA Design Associates is the designer, though no renderings are available at this time. The 7,240-square-foot structure will cost an estimated $1 million to build. 1829 Diamond LLC is the listed owner.

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Checking In On Philadelphia’s 2020 Skyline

8:00 am on August 8, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

The city of Philadelphia has been booming recently with skyscrapers and buildings of all shapes and sizes. While most of the new buildings have been proposed and built in Center City, the skyline is extending in all directions. The skyline made its first significant leap across the Schuylkill River back in 2005 with the 437-foot, 29-story Cira Centre; now, the area boasts three towers over 400 feet all within a few blocks of one another. The district may soon add a new supertall at the site of Schuylkill Yards, as seen on SHOP Architects renderings from 2016 (though the tower has been excluded from recent renderings).

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The Center City skyline, looking northeast from the Schuylkill River. Credit: Steve Ives aka Phillytrax on flickr

Philly YIMBY Celebrates Its Official Launch

8:00 am on August 3, 2020 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

For nearly a decade, New York YIMBY has covered the architecture, planning and real estate of New York City and the Tri-State Area, with nearly 12,000 articles consisting of construction updates, project announcements, urban development news, site visits, and in-depth interviews with leading industry figures. Today, we are proud to announce the launch of Philly YIMBY, a sister website for the City of Brotherly Love.

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