2032 Reed Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. March 2025

Construction Nearing Completion at 2032 Reed Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction work is nearly complete at a series of three-story single-family rowhouses at 2032 Reed Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia. Designed by Jibe Design, the development is situated on a block bound by Reed Street, South 20th Street, Gerritt Street, and South 21st Street. Permits list Daku Group LLC as the contractor and SE2 Engineering as another project team member.

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2404 North 6th Street Front Elevation

New Residences Proposed at 2404 North 6th Street in North Philadelphia East

Permits have been issued for the construction of an attached three-story residential project at 2402 North 6th Street in North Philadelphia East. The building will be constructed on a lot spanning 1,360 square feet, situated on long parcel bound by West Cumberland Street, North Wendle Street, North 6th Street, facing West York Street. The project has an allocated total construction cost of $290,000, with $250,000 as the general construction cost. Permits list Yona Construction LLC as the contractor. David P. McArthur Architectural Consulting is responsible for the designs.

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1731 Washington Avenue. Building section. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Progresses at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has observed that construction is underway at a four-story, 18-unit building at 1731 Washington Avenue in Graduate HospitalSouth Philadelphia. The project site is 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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1525 6th Street View

Permits Issued for 1525 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story residential building at 1525 North 6th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia. Designed by Plato Studio, the building will be constructed on a large vacant parcel spanning 1,520 square feet, bound by North Randolph Street, West Oxford street, Jefferson Street, and facing North 6th Street. The project has an allocated total construction cost of $470,000 with $420,000 as the general construction cost. Prestige Design & Construction is listed as the owner and developer.

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1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture

Construction Pending at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that demolition work has still not begun at the site of a 191-unit mixed-use complex planned at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by Streamline, the complex will replace a suburban-style shopping mall with a stately, traditionally-styled six-story building facing Washington Avenue, which will offer 23,185 square feet of ground-level retail and 131 rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, many of which will rank as affordable housing. To the north, 60 multi-family townhouses will be situated, which will match the scale and the material palette of the surrounding area. The development will boast publicly accessible pedestrian promenades and landscaping, as well as 141 parking spaces, of which 119 will be located in an underground garage in the apartment building, and 22 more will be situated in the townhouses.

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