2019 Fitzwater Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. August 2022

Construction Underway at 2019 Fitzwater Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that construction is well underway at a four-story, three-unit residential building at 2019 Fitzwater Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The development replaces a classic prewar rowhouse on the north side of the block between South 20th and South 21st streets. Designed by Designblendz, the building spans 4,074 square feet and will feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Borco Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $400,000.

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1712 Christian Street. Building elevations. Credit: Moto Designshop via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Anticipated at 1712 Christian Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed that demolition has been completed yet construction has not yet begun at the two-building, six-unit development proposed at 1712 Christian Street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood of South Philadelphia, although construction permits were issued in February. The project replaces two three-story prewar rowhouses on a through-block lot that stretches from Christian Street to the north to Montrose Street to the south. Designed by Moto Designshop, the complex will consist of two rowhouses situated at either end of the site, each rising three stories and featuring three units, with a 33-foot-long rear yard in between. Both structures will feature rear and roof decks. Permits list Made Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $400,000.

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Rendering of 2101 Washington Avenue. Credit: JKRP Architects

Townhouses Rise at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has noted considerable construction progress at the rowhouse component of the multi-building development at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate HospitalSouth Philadelphia. The townhouse portion of the project rises north of the proposed six-story mixed-use building, and consists of 40 four-story, two-family dwellings, arranged in two rows of 20 and separated by a mid-block drive aisle. The first phase of the rowhouses, situated along Kimball Street, has already been completed; the following phase, located immediately to the south, is still in various stages of construction. The typical structure will span 2,416 square feet and will feature a roof deck and parking. Permits list OCF Construction as the contractor and a construction cost of $250,000 per rowhouse.

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2415 Mutter Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at 2415 Mutter Street in West Kensington

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at a three-story single-family rowhouse at 2415 Mutter Street in West Kensington. Located on the east side of the block between West York and West Cumberland streets, the structure spans 1,642 square feet. Permits list V2 Properties Construction Management as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $200,000.

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1731 Washington Avenue. Building section. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Still No Construction Progress at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY shows that, a year and a half after permit issue, construction has still not begun at a four-story, 18-unit development proposed at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate HospitalSouth Philadelphia. Our photographs show no new progress at the site bound by Washington Avenue to the south, South Bouvier Street to the east, and South 18th Street to the west. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture, the building will span 36,336 square feet and will feature ground-level commercial space, elevator service, balconies, a roof deck, and 24 parking spaces (20 of which are listed as mechanical, i.e. automated), as well as storage for 21 bicycles. Permits list Mik Mar Associates as the contractor and a construction cost of $3.6 million.

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