The Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street. Rendering credit: DAS Architects

Development Still Not Started at Blue Ivy Hotel at 122 South 11th Street in Midtown Village, Center City

A recent site visit has observed no signs of demolition nor other forms of construction preparation at the site of the a 14-story, 86-room hotel proposed at 122 South 11th Street in Midtown Village, Center City. Designed by DAS Architects, the building will span 51,181 square feet and will feature a restaurant at the first and second floors. Permits list Midwest Construction and Painting Inc. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $21.1 million.

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531 East Chelten-] Avenue. Credit: 24 Seven Design Group via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 531 East Chelten Avenue in East Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit rowhouse at 531 East Chelten Avenue in East Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia. The development will rise from a vacant lot on the northwest side of the block between Magnolia Street and Musgrave Street. Designed by the 24 Seven Design Group, the semi-detached building will span 4,160 square feet. Permits list CRBN LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $600,000.

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417 West Cumberland Street. Credit: Plato A. Marinakos, Jr., Architect via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 417 West Cumberland Street in West Kensington

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, four-unit apartment building at 417 West Cumberland Street in West Kensington, Philadelphia. The development will replace a three-story rowhouse located on the north side of the block between North 40th and North Preston streets. Designed by the 24 Seven Design Group, the building will span 10,134 square feet and will feature a basement. Permits list V2 Properties Construction Management LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $550,000.

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33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz.

Construction Still Pending at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that site preparation work has still not started at a 328-foot-tall, 29-story residential tower planned at 33 North 22nd Street in Center City West, a year and a half after a construction permit was issued in November 2021. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by the PMC Property Group (which is also listed as the contractor), the high-rise will span 456,380 square feet and supply 341 apartments as well as a garage for use both by the building’s residents as well as customers of the adjacent Trader Joe’s supermarket, which currently uses the outdoor parking lot at the building site. Permits specify a construction cost of $136 million.

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871 North Preston Street. Building elevations. Credit: KCA Design Associates via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 871 North Preston Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, nine-unit multi-family building at 871 North Preston Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia. The new structure will replace a vacant lot on the east side of the block between Ogden Street and Westminster Avenue, which stretches across the block to Wiota Street. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the building will span 9,590 square feet and feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Eugene Naydovich of Fitler Development as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $250,000.

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