2018 rendering of 1000 Spring Garden Street via TheCondoShops

Construction Progresses at 1000 Spring Garden Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that the concrete frame has risen one level above the street at an eight-story, 21-unit mixed-use building underway at 1000 Spring Garden Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by KT Investments, the structure will span 19,504 square feet and feature commercial space (likely at the ground floor), elevator service, bicycle storage, a roof deck, and full sprinkling. Permits list LIU Construction as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $2.25 million.

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3825 Lancaster Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023

Construction Tops Out at 3825 Lancaster Avenue in Powelton Village, West Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction work has topped out at a three-story, four-unit apartment building at 3825 Lancaster Avenue in Powelton VillageWest Philadelphia. The structure will span 3,272 square feet. Construction costs are listed at $400,000. Permits list Hussein A. Kazan as the design professional, and RJ Construction Services LLC as the contractor.

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1301 Ridge Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. May 2023

Finishing Touches Underway at Apartment Complex at 1301 Ridge Avenue in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that finishing touches are underway at a multi-building development at 1301-07 Ridge Avenue in Poplar, Lower North Philadelphia. 1301 Ridge Avenue, the building situated at the south end of the wedge-shaped site, boasts stats representative of the complex; it will span a footprint measuring 994 square feet and will hold 3,814 square feet of interior space, which translates into spacious apartments measuring well over 1,000 square feet each. The structure will be fully sprinkled. Permits list Greenway Plaza LLC as the owner, Brett Harman as the design professional, and Liu Construction LLC as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $380,000.

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