A planned two-story single-family residential development has received approval for construction at 4975 Sheldon Street in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The proposed building will contain approximately 1,240 square feet of new construction area. Permits list Moto Designshop as the architect and Spruce Builders LLC as the contractor.
A new mixed-use residential project is moving forward at 1871 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, where a building permit has been issued for the construction of a three-story, four-unit development combining residential and commercial uses, which will span a total construction area of 4,887 square feet. Project records list GuardHouse Construction as the contractor. Architectural services are attributed to Ambit Architecture.
Philadelphia has been known as the “Mural Capital of the World” since Mural Arts Philadelphia, an anti-graffiti program started in the 1980s (combined with works by unaffiliated artists), produced upwards of 6,000 murals throughout the city. In great part, the mural-painting endeavor was an organic response to the city’s predominance of blank walls that became exposed after the lamentable postwar advent of disinvestment, depopulation, and mass demolitions. As the city’s population is finally reviving, having seen an increase of more than five percent in its population over the past decade (the largest growth percentage in 70 years), Philly YIMBY has covered ample new development rising upon numerous long-neglected properties. We make an effort to note local murals whenever they surface during our development coverage, particularly when they are in peril of being demolished to make way for new development or obstructed by new buildings. Today we look back at some of the murals that we have come across over the years.
A three-story, three-unit development is moving forward at 4629 Wayne Avenue in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia, where permits have been issued for the construction of a 3,244-square-foot semi-detached apartment building. The project, which will replace an existing structure at the site, is owned by Ranya Investment LLC. JTran Expediting is responsible for design work.
Residential building permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story single-family rowhouse at 2828 Master Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. The new building will rise from a vacant lot situated at the southwest corner of Master and North Dover streets, and will span 1,437 interior square feet. The development team, which has previously collaborated on other similarly-scaled projects in relative vicinity, consists of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and the Civetta Property Group as the owners, Moto Designshop as the architect, and Spruce Builders as the contractor.
