1301 Market Street via Skidmore Owings & Merrill

YIMBY Visits the Site of Stalled Office Tower Proposal at 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City

Philly YIMBY recently revisited the site of a dormant proposal for an office tower at 1301 Market Street in Market East, Center City, half a block to the east of City Hall. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by the Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corporation, the building will yield over 700,000 square feet, with floor plates at the lower levels measuring over 25,000 square feet and those at the upper floors at over 17,000 square feet.

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2002 North 22nd Street. Building section. Credit: 24 Seven Design Group LLC via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 2002 North 22nd Street in North Philadelphia West

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, six-unit apartment building at 2002 North 22nd Street in North Philadelphia West. The structure will replace a vacant lot on the west side of the block between West Norris Street and West Diamond Street. Designed by the 24 Seven Design Group, the building will span 7,344 square feet and will feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Efe Holdings as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $800,000.

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1826 Chestnut Street. Looking southeast. Credit: Goodman Properties

Construction Not Yet Started at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has observed no signs of construction work at the site of a roughly 42-story-story tower proposed at 1826 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Ostensibly developed by Goodman Properties. The development’s location next to the proposed high-rise at 113-121 South 19th Street suggests a height of around 550 feet.

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2018 East Tioga Street. Building elevations. Credit: Wiedenman Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 2018 East Tioga Street in Harrowgate, Kensington

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit apartment building at 2018 East Tioga Street in Harrowgate, Kensington. The structure will replace an overgrown vacant lot on the southwest side of the block between Braddock Street and Joyce Street. Designed by Thomas Wiedenman of Wiedenman Architecture, the building will span 3,062 square feet and feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Eddie Paiz as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $295,000.

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Harper Square. Image via centercityphila.org

Construction Still Pending at Harper Square at 113-21 South 19th Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has observed no signs of construction work at the site of Harper Square, a 620-foot-tall, 52-story mixed use skyscraper proposed at 113-21 South 19th Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City. Designed by DAS Architecture and Planning and developed by Pearl Properties, the slender, 267,874-square-foot structure will incorporate existing historic buildings into the base and hold around 200 residential units and 30,180 square feet of commercial space.

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