Ridge Flats at 4300-26 Ridge Avenue. Rendering credit: Morris Adjmi Architects

Construction Makes Headway at Ridge Flats in East Falls, Northwest Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted significant construction progress at Ridge Flats, a five-story mixed-use project rising at 4300-26 Ridge Avenue in East FallsNorthwest Philadelphia. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the 180,879-square-foot development will contain around 10,000 square feet of retail space, 142 residential units, 117 partially covered surface parking spaces, and a green roof. Permits list Kinsley Construction as the contractor. The construction cost is stated at $30.5 million.

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1620-22 North Bailey Street. Credit: Fusa Design.

Permits Issued for 1620-22 North Bailey Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a new multi-family building at 1620-22 North Bailey Street in BrewerytownNorth Philadelphia. The new building will rise three stories tall, with a roof deck at the top. A small parking garage will have an entrance at the ground floor, and hold three parking spaces. In total, the structure will yield six residential units, all set to be apartments, and will span 6,274 square feet of space. Fusa Design is the firm behind the project.

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4136 Lancaster Avenue. Photo by Jamie Meller. October 2022

Demolition Still Pending at 4136 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

In 2020, YIMBY had reported that permits were filed for the demolition of a vacant three-story rowhouse at 4136 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia. The property is located on the southwest side of the block between North 41st and Aspen streets. In the two years that have passed since, the dilapidated structure has still not been demolished, as YIMBY has seen in a recent site visit. Permits list Gama Wrecking Inc. as the contractor and specify a cost of work of $27,000.

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21st And Ludlow. Credit: Erdy McHenry Architecture.

Renderings Revealed for 21st And Ludlow in Center City West

Renderings have been revealed for 21st And Ludlow, a multi-family high-rise planned in Center City West. Designed by Eddy Mchenry Architecture and developed by the Parkway Corporation, the tower will rise 21 stories and 377 feet tall, with 304 residential units (31 of which will be designated as affordable housing), ground floor retail space, and 109 parking spaces located underneath the tower.

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Rendering of 1001 South Broad Street via BKV Group.

Tower Cranes Rise at Broad and Washington at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia

A pair of tower cranes have been assembled at the site of Broad and Washington, a massive 15-story, 1,111-unit development under construction 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.

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