2038 Ridge Avenue. Looking southwest. April 2023. Credit: Google Maps

Permits Issued for 2431 West Thompson Street in Sharswood, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story mixed-use building at 2038 Ridge Avenue in Sharswood, North Philadelphia. The building will be located along Ridge Avenue, mid-block between Sharswood Street, Lambert Street, and Master Street. Penrose PHL LLC is the project applicant. Permits list Domus Inc. as the contractor and a construction cost of $1.2 million. The development will span 3,195 square feet. The three-story attached mixed-use building will offer two multi-family residential units. The first floor will be utilized as commercial space.

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502 Wood Street Rendering via JKRP Architects

Construction Site Dormant at 502 Wood Street in Old City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that construction has still not started at the six-story, 50-unit apartment building proposed at 502 Wood Street in the Old City section of Center City, though permits were issued last year. Designed by JKRP Architects, the building will span 55,470 square feet and feature two elevators and parking for 13 cars. Permits list Tester Construction Group as the contractor and a construction cost of $5.55 million.

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1 Dock Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023

Completion Approaches at One Dock Street in Society Hill, Old City

Philadelphia YIMBY recently visited One Dock Street, a 364-foot-tall, 31-story high-rise under construction in the Society Hill section of Old City in Center City, to document finishing touches going up at the skyline-altering tower. Designed by BLT Architects and developed by LCOR Incorporated, the tower rises near the Delaware River waterfront and close to architect I.M. Pei‘s similarly-scaled Society Hill Towers. The structure will span over 300,000 square feet of interior space and feature 272 rental units. Permits list Hunter Roberts Holdings LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $66.55 million.

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

Demolition Underway at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that demolition work is underway at 412 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia. The development 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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141-43 North 4th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023

Renovation Work Progresses at 141-43 North 4th Street in Old City

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed continued progress at a renovation and vertical extension development at 141-43 North 4th Street in Old City. Designed by Designblendz, the project spans a through-block site that stretches from North 4th to North Orianna streets. The project involves renovation of a historic four-story, 18,160-square-foot building on 4th Street and construction of a six-story, 19,406-square-foot extension at Orianna Street. The development will span 37,566 square feet and offer 36 residential units, 13 off-site accessory parking spaces, and accommodation for ten bicycles. Permits list Pioneer Construction and Development Corporation as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $2.86 million.

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