4124-30 Haverford Avenue. Credit: JKRP Architects.

Permits Issued for 4124-30 Haverford Avenue in West Powelton, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for a mixed-use development at 4124-30 Haverford Avenue in West PoweltonWest Philadelphia. The work involves an overbuild for the existing single-story structure, rising five stories tall and expanding the existing, roughly 10,000-square-foot building to 43,685 square feet. The permit calls for multiple commercial spaces, as well as 51 apartments and a roof deck. Construction costs are listed at around $8.1 million.

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1425 North 7th Street. Front elevation. Credit: SanBarDesign via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Anticipated at 1425 North 7th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

Last August, YIMBY reported that permits were issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit apartment building at 1425 North 7th Street in LudlowNorth Philadelphia. Our recent site visit, however, has revealed that, nearly a year since, no construction has yet taken place for the proposed structure. Designed by SanBarDesign, the structure will span 3,369 square feet and will feature a cellar, a 753-square-foot roof deck, and roughly nine-foot ceilings. Permits list Santech Construction Corp. as the contractor and a construction cost of $230,000.

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2213-15 North Broad Street. Credit: Design Blendz.

Permits Issued for 2213-15 North Broad Street in North Central Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a 17-unit multi-family building at 2213-15 North Broad Street in North Central Philadelphia. Designed by Designblendz, the building will rise five stories tall, with a commercial space on the ground floor and a roof deck. In total, the structure will hold 14,225 square feet of space, with construction costs estimated at $3 million.

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1929 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2022

Construction Complete at 1929 North 7th Street in North Philadelphia East

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at the Prestige Pavilion, a five-story, six-unit residential building at 1929 North 7th Street in North Philadelphia East near Temple University. Designed by Plato Marinakos, the building will rise five stories tall. The building will span 9,156 square feet and feature a roof deck and full sprinkling. Permits list Ofer Komerian of Prestige Design on Girard as the contractor and a construction cost of $900,000.

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1914 North 8th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2022

Construction Complete at 1914 and 1916 North 8th Street Near Temple University in North Philadelphia East

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at two adjacent two-story rowhouses at 1914 North 8th Street and 1916 North 8th Street near Temple University in North Philadelphia. The buildings are situated on the west side of the block between West Berks and West Norris streets, three short blocks east of the university campus and two short blocks east of the Temple University regional rail station. Permits list the Philadelphia Housing Authority as the owner, John Hayes, Jr. as the design professional and Tester Construction Group as the contractor.

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