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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2045 North Second Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at 2045 Lofts at 2045 North 2nd Street in Norris Square

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has confirmed that construction work is almost entirely complete at 2045 Lofts, a four-story, 18-unit mixed-use building at 2045 North 2nd Street in Norris Square. The property is situated on the east side of the block between West Norris and Diamond streets, around one short block to the southwest of Norris Square Park. Designed by Vincent Mancini, the structure spans 23,597 square feet and features ground-floor commercial space and elevator service. Permits list Green Tree Group Contracting as the contractor and a construction cost of $3.8 million.

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1440 North Orkney Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. July 2022

Construction Complete at The Palmer in Olde Kensington

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at The Palmer, a four-story, five-unit condominium building at 1440 North Orkney Street in Olde Kensington. The project replaces a single-story garage on the west side of the block between Master and Jefferson streets. Designed by Cadre Design & Development and developed by Atlas Properties (which also acted as the contractor), the structure spans 5,344 square feet and features outdoor space at the backyard and the roof deck, as well as full sprinkling. Permits list a construction cost of $590,000.

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