Rendering of 2101 Washington Avenue. Credit: JKRP Architects

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

8:00 am on August 8, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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 Hospital, South 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

7:30 am on August 8, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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

7:00 am on August 8, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

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 Hospital, South 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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Broad and Lombard at 500 South Broad Street. Credit: SITIO Architecture + Urbanism via the Civic Design Review

YIMBY Shares Extensive Renderings for Broad and Lombard in Center City

8:00 am on August 7, 2022 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last month, Philadelphia YIMBY shared renderings of Broad and Lombard, a 553-foot-tall, 43-story development proposed at 500 South Broad Street (alternately 500-10 South Broad Street in Center City. Designed by SITIO Architecture + Urbanism and developed by Broad Lombard Associates LP, the project will consist of three buildings, with the new tower spanning 517,907 square feet and featuring 468 residential units, the renovated three-story Health Center Building with 80,440 square feet of commercial space and underground parking for 30 vehicles, and a renovated historic townhouse. Today YIMBY shares an extensive collection of new renderings for the project.

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620 Moore Street. Rendering credit: CANNOdesign

Construction Advances at 620 Moore Street in Wharton, South Philadelphia

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

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY provides a fresh update on the block-long, 58-unit complex at 620 Moore Street in Wharton, South Philadelphia. Designed by CANNOdesign, the primarily residential development will consist of three adjoining buildings, each rising four stories and spanning a site flanked by Moore Street to the north, South 6th Street to the east, and South 7th Street to the west. A 52-unit apartment building, articulated as separate independent structures, will span the majority of the site. At the street corners, two mixed-use buildings will each hold a commercial space at the ground floor and three residences on the floors above.

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