3615 Chestnut Street. Credit: BKV Group.

Renderings Revealed for The Mark at 3615 Chestnut Street in University City, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on September 30, 2022 By Colin LeStourgeon

Renderings have been revealed for a massive new multi-family development called The Mark, located at 3615 Chestnut Street in University City, West Philadelphia. Upon completion, the building will officially stand 34 stories tall, though a mechanical penthouse at the top will stretch the height higher, to just over 400 feet tall, a very sizable addition to this location. Designed by BKV Group and developed by Landmark Properties, the tower will hold 363 residential units, with 236 standard units and 127 group living units. Accessed from Ludlow Street, the development will hold space for 70 cars and 96 bicycles.

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4023 Haverford Avenue. Building elevation. Credit: 24 Seven Design Group via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 4023 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on September 30, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, seven-unit apartment building at 4023 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West 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 Gazi Ataseven as the contractor a construction cost of $1.5 million.

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711-19 North 7th Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture

Site Cleared at 711 North 7th Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia

7:00 am on September 30, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has confirmed that a site has been partially cleared for the construction of three mixed-use buildings at 711 North 7th Street (full address 711-19 North 7th Street) in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia, which will hold a combined total of 21 apartments. Each building will stand four stories tall and feature residential and commercial space and a green roof. Building number one will span a 1,662-square-foot ground footprint, hold 7,220 square feet of interior space, include five residential units, and cost $866,400 to build. Buildings number two and number three will each rise from a 2,407-square-foot ground footprint, hold 10,504 square feet of space, feature eight residential units, and cost $1.26 million to construct. For each of the filings, permits list T & C Fairmount LLC as the owner, Brett Harman of Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture as the design professional, and Qi Wei Chen as the contractor.

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The Ott Center of Track and Field at 2910 South Street. Credit: the University of Pennsylvania

Permits Issued for UPenn’s Ott Center for Track and Field in University City, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on September 29, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of the University of Pennsylvania’s Ott Center for Track and Field at 2910 South Street in University Center, West Philadelphia. Designed by CANNOdesign, the $69.3 million development will be located at the on the southwest corner of the campus on the Schuylkill River waterfront, between the Schuylkill River Expressway and a railroad track and just beneath the South Street Bridge. The complex will span 72,000 square feet and will feature an indoor track and field facility with a banked track, long and high jump pits, a throwing area, and 990 spectator seats.

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418 Spring Garden Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Demolition Underway at 418 Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia

8:00 am on September 28, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that demolition is currently underway at the site of a 12-story, 329-unit building proposed at 418 Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, Lower North Philadelphia. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the high-rise, also known as 5th + Spring Garden, will stand 137 feet tall to the top of the main roof and 152 feet tall to the top of the bulkhead. The ground floor will feature abundant commercial space. A total of 87 parking spaces will be included within the project.

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