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.
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.
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.
The Virgin Hotels proposal at 500 South Broad Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, has been revamped with a new design. Designed by SITIO Architects + Urbanism and developed by The Badger Group and Goldenberg Group LLC, the 468-unit development now known as Broad and Lombard will now boast a tower that will stand 542 feet (alternately pictured at 573 feet) and 43 stories tall. The project involves a renovation of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Building, with work helmed by Voith and MacTavish Architects. The new tower will echo the design of the Public Health Building and will stand tall in the Philadelphia skyline.
A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has revealed that renovation has not yet started in earnest at a multi-family conversion of a former synagogue and church at 1705-13 North 7th Street in North Central Philadelphia near Temple University. The project involves the change of use of the four-story prewar building with 22 residential units added to the property. The project will span 17,305 square feet. Construction costs are listed at $1.5 million.
