207-11 Vine Street. Credit: CANNOdesign

Construction Progresses at 207-11 Vine Street in Old City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that construction continues to progress at a 46-unit residential development underway at 207-11 Vine Street in the Old City section of Center City. Designed by CANNOdesign, the project will consist of a six-story building at 211 Vine Street, which will span 61,694 square feet, two new townhouses at 207A and 207B and 209 Vine Street, and a multi-family renovation of a historic prewar house at 209 Vine Street. The development will also include parking for 18 vehicles.

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1326 North 6th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2023

Construction Still Pending at 1326 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

A site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction has not yet started at a three-story, four-unit multi-family building at 1326 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia, though a permit had been issued in August 2020. The development will rise from a vacant lot on the west side of the block between West Thompson and Master streets. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture (aka HDO Architecture), the structure will span 4,798 square feet and features a cellar and two roof decks. Permits list GRIT Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $527,780.

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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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