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

7:00 am on May 11, 2023 By YIMBY Team

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

8:00 am on May 10, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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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2012 Chestnut Street. Credit: JKRP Architects

Construction Still Pending at 2012 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City

8:00 am on May 9, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit observed that construction work has still not started at 2012 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, the site of a proposed 14-story residential tower. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (also the owner) and Alterra Property Group, the building, also known under its full address of 2012-14 Chestnut Street, will feature 162 residential units, of which 130 would run at market rate and another 32 would be classified as “workhouse housing.” The plan also includes around 4,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.

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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

8:00 am on May 8, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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

7:30 am on May 8, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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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