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326 North 12th Street. Building renderings. Credit: CANNOdesign via Vikara Social Development

Construction Underway at 326 North 12th Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction work is well underway at a six-story, 31-unit apartment building at 326 North 12th Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia. The development will replace a parking lot bound by North 12th Street to the east, Wood Street to the south, and Carlton Street to the north. The new building will span 30,075 square feet and will feature an elevator, a 690-square-foot live/work office, an 832-square-foot roof deck, a parking garage for seven cars, and storage for 11 bicycles. The development team includes the Regis Group as the developer, Vikara Social Development as the owner’s representative, CANNOdesign as the architect, and the Regis Development Corp. as the contractor. Permits specify a construction cost of $3.2 million, of which $200,000 is allocated toward excavation.

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1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture

Construction Pending at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that demolition work has still not begun at the site of a 191-unit mixed-use complex planned at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by Streamline, the complex will replace a suburban-style shopping mall with a stately, traditionally-styled six-story building facing Washington Avenue, which will offer 23,185 square feet of ground-level retail and 131 rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, many of which will rank as affordable housing. To the north, 60 multi-family townhouses will be situated, which will match the scale and the material palette of the surrounding area. The development will boast publicly accessible pedestrian promenades and landscaping, as well as 141 parking spaces, of which 119 will be located in an underground garage in the apartment building, and 22 more will be situated in the townhouses.

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4452 Griscom Street. Building rendering. Credit: Loney Engineering & Consulting via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 4452 Griscom Street in Frankford, Northeast Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, nine-unit residential building at 4452 Griscom Street in Frankford, Northeast Philadelphia. The new building will replace a vacant lot situated on the northwest side of the block between Farina Street and Sellers Street. Designed by Loney Engineering & Consulting, the structure will span 7,870 square feet and will include a basement. Permits list Intensified Builders as the contractor.

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Le' Adrienne at 1500 Frankford Avenue. Credit: Ambit Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for Le’ Adrienne at 1500 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown

Permits have been issued for the construction of Le’ Adrienne, a three-story, four-unit mixed-use building at 1500 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown. The new structure will rise from a currently vacant lot situated on the northwest corner of Frankford Avenue and Jefferson Street. Designed by Ambit Architecture, the building will span 6,530 square feet, with retail at the ground level and apartments above. Permits list Palace Builders as the contractor.

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Rendering of 412 North 2nd Street. Credit: Morris Adjmi Architects.

Construction Still Pending at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction has still not started at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia. The new building will rise between 2nd, Callowhill, and Willow streets in the southeast corner of Northern Liberties, near the Delaware River waterfront and a block north of Old City. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by National Real Estate Development, LLC, (aka National Development) and The KRE Group, the tower will span 351,927 square feet and hold 397 residential units, 20,431 square feet of retail, and 105 parking spaces. Construction costs are listed at $93 million.

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