1309 Hope Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at 1309-11 Hope Street in Fishtown

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has confirmed that construction is complete at a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 1309-11 Hope Street in Fishtown. The structure is situated on the east side of the block between West Thompson and Master streets. Designed by Onion Flats Architecture, the building spans 7,247 square feet and features seven one-bedroom units, one bi-level two-bedroom unit, a full basement, and a roof deck. Permits list Peroni Management as the contractor and a construction cost of $1.5 million.

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Lewis C. Cassidy Elementary School at 6523 Lansdowne Avenue. Credit: Ewing Cole via the Civic Design Review

YIMBY Shares Renderings for Lewis C. Cassidy Elementary School in Overbrook, West Philadelphia

A major redevelopment project is in the works at the Lewis C. Cassidy Elementary School at 6523 Lansdowne Avenue in Overbrook, West Philadelphia, spanning an entire city block bound by Lansdowne Avenue to the south, Haddington Lane to the north, Atwood Road to the east, and Kenmore Road to the west. Designed by Ewing Cole, the new school building will rise three stories and span 87,727 square feet, offering space for 570 students in Pre-K through eighth grade. The new building will feature a contemporary design will cost $30 million to develop. A recent article focused on the demolition of a stately prewar school building that stood at the site; today we take an in-depth look at the new design itself.

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Rendering of 1772 North Front Street. Credit: Lo Design.

Construction Underway at 1772 North Front Street in Fishtown

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has revealed that renovation and expansion work is well underway at a three-story, four-unit adaptive reuse mixed-use development at 1772 North Front Street in Fishtown. The project is located at the southwest corner of North Front Street and West Montgomery Avenue, across from the Market-Frankford el. Designed by Lo Design, the project involves the renovation of the front portion of a three-story prewar rowhouse and partial demolition of its rear portion, which is being upgraded with a new extension. The project will span 7,505 feet, of which 725 will be a new addition, and will feature commercial space facing Front Street. Permits list Black Dog Developers LLC as the owner, TBC LLC as the contractor, and a construction cost of $1 million.

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1240 Leithgow Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at 1240 and 1242 North Leithgow Street in Olde Kensington

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at two adjacent four-story single-family dwellings at 1240 and 1242 North Leithgow Street in Olde Kensington. Both developments are situated on the west side of the block between West Girard and West Thompson streets. The pair shares a mirrored design and the same development team, which consists of HHPH LLC as the owner, Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture as the architect, and Atlantic Developers as the contractor.

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2503 Mascher Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at 2503 and 2505 North Mascher Street in West Kensington

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is complete at two separate three-story developments at 2503 and 2505 North Mascher Street in West Kensington (note that city records make a rare mistake of omitting “North” from both addresses, while the word is clearly present in the street name itself). Both developments are situated on the east side of the block between West Cumberland and West Huntingdon streets.

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