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448-56 Rhawn Street. Rendering credit: KCA Design Associates

A Detailed Look at the Four-Story, 86-Unit Residential Building Proposed at 448-56 Rhawn Street in Fox Chase, Northeast Philadelphia

7:30 am on December 8, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last month, YIMBY shared the news of a four-story, 86-unit residential building being proposed at 448-56 Rhawn Street (aka 448-456 Rhawn Street) in Fox Chase, Northeast Philadelphia. Today we take a closer look at the development, which will rise across from the Fox Chase Station of the SEPTA Regional Rail. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the structure will contain 77,776 square feet of interior space and will offer 2,500 square feet of ground-level retail, as well as a garage with space for 48 cars and 30 bicycles.

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400 West Elm Street. Credit: JDAVIS

Development Begins on 400 West Elm, 13-Story, 348-Unit Residential High-Rise at 400 West Elm Street in Conshohocken, PA

7:30 am on December 5, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Developer Equus Capital Partners has announced the start of development on 400 West Elm, a 13-story, 348-unit residential high-rise at 400 West Elm Street in Conshohocken, PA, in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. Designed by JDAVIS (which is also responsible for interior design), the building will rise on the Schuylkill River waterfront, less than 2,000 feet to the northwest of the Conshohocken Station of SEPTA Regional Rail. The development team bills the project as one that will offer luxury apartment accommodations of an urban caliber that is rarely seen in the area.

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448-56 Rhawn Street. Rendering credit: KCA Design Associates

Four-Story, 86-Unit Residential Building Planned at 448-56 Rhawn Street in Fox Chase, Northeast Philadelphia

7:00 am on November 29, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A four-story, 86-unit residential building has been proposed at 448-56 Rhawn Street (aka 448-456 Rhawn Street) in Fox Chase, Northeast Philadelphia. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the development will rise on the southwest corner of Rhawn Street and Rockwell Avenue, across from the Fox Chase Station of the SEPTA Regional Rail. The structure will hold 77,776 square feet of interior space, of which 2,500 square feet will be allocated to ground-level retail space. The development will include a ground-level garage with space for 48 cars and 30 bicycles.

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7619 Germantown Avenue. Credit: Morrissey Design

Looking at the 114-Unit Development Proposed at 7619 Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy, Northwest Philadelphia

8:00 am on October 20, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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.

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