1208 Chestnut Street. Credit: SgRA / Michael Alhadad

Proposal Site Sits Dormant at 1208 Chestnut Street in Midtown Village, Center City

8:00 am on March 7, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed no construction progress of any sort at the site of a 49-unit apartment building at 1208 Chestnut Street in Midtown Village, Center City, even though demolition permits have already been issued for the dilapidated three-story structure currently occupying the property. Designed by SgRA and developed by Michael Alhadad, the building will span a narrow, through-block lot on the block between South 12th and South 13th streets, stretching north-south from Chestnut Street to Sansom Street. The building will span 51,436 square feet and will feature a basement, ground-floor commercial space, full sprinkling, and a roof deck. Permits specify Christian A. Sanchez as the contractor and indicate a construction cost of $5.5 million.

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769 South 20th Street. Building elevations. Credit: KCA Design Associates via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development

Construction Underway at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 7, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction is well underway at a three-story single-family rowhouse at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The new building will replace a vacant lot sited on the east side of the block between Fitzwater Street and Catharine Street. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the structure will span 2,980 square feet and will feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list the New Philadelphia Building and Design Group as the contractor.

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2138 North 9th Street. Site conditions prior to redevelopment. Looking west. March 2023. Credit: Google Street View

Permits Issued for 2138 North 9th Street Near Temple University

8:00 am on March 6, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit apartment building at 2138 North 9th Street near Temple University in North Philadelphia East. The structure will rise from a vacant lot situated on the west side of the block between Diamond Street and West Susquehanna Avenue. The development will span 4,514 square feet and feature roof deck. Permits list Miguel Mota (aka Michael Mota) as the design professional in responsible charge and Gazi Ataseven as the contractor.

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1710 Master Street. (1714 Master Street has identical design). Credit: Here’s the Plan LLC.

Permits Issued For 1710 and 1714 Master Street In Cecil B Moore, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 4, 2024 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a pair of identical developments located at 1710 and 1714 Master Street in Cecil B. Moore, North Philadelphia. Once completed, each building will rise three stories and have a basement level plus a roof deck. The buildings will contain six residential units each. In total, the structures will span a combined 12,400 square feet of space (6,200 each). Here’s The Plan LLC is listed as the firm behind the projects’ design, while Omega Home Builders is handling the contracting work.

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