Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story four-unit residential structure at 2413 West Thompson Street in Sharswood, North Philadelphia. DesignBlendz Architecture is responsible for the designs. Permits list Optimal Construction Group Inc. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $720,765.
Philly YIMBY recently visited the site and documented the construction at Broad and Washington, a 15-story, 1,111-unit complex at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia. Designed by the BKV Group, the complex will span an entire city block at the northeast corner of the intersection of Broad Street and Washington Avenue. The 1,516,218-square-foot complex will cost nearly $306 million to construct.
Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction has topped out at a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1425 North 7th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. The development is situated on the east side of the block between Master and Jefferson streets. Designed by SanBarDesign, the structure will span 3,369 square feet and will feature a basement, a 753-square-foot roof deck, and approximately nine-foot-high ceilings. Permits list Santech Construction Corp. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $230,000.
A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is complete at a five-story, 24-unit residential building underway at 943-49 Washington Avenue in Bella Vista, South Philadelphia. The project rises on the northeast corner of the intersection of Washington Avenue and South 10th Street, just to the north of the Italian Market. Upon completion, The building will span 29,535 square feet and will feature ground-level retail. Permits list TBC LLC as the contractor and Lonny Rossman as the design professional. Construction costs are specified at $4.2 million.
Recently, Philly YIMBY shared an update covering the redevelopment of the former Frankford Chocolate Factory site at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia, where a six-story, 247-unit mixed-use building is currently rising; today we share additional site documentation of this notable development. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by OCF Realty, the project spans the north side of the block between South 22nd and South 23rd streets. The sizable structure rises from a 49,800-square-foot footprint and will offer 195,131 square feet of interior space, which will include nearly 40,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $40 million. Construction is also well underway at the townhouse portion of the project, which consists of 40 four-story, two-family dwellings, arranged in two rows of 20 and separated by a mid-block drive aisle. The typical structure will span 2,416 square feet and will feature a roof deck and parking.
