5019 Pentridge Elevation

Permits Issued for 5019 Pentridge Street in Cedar Park, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story attached six-unit residential structure at 5019 Pentridge Street in Cedar Park, West Philadelphia. The building will be located along Pentridge Street, on a block bound by 51st Street and 52nd Street. Designed by Kore Design Architecture, the development will yield a total built-up area spanning 6,634 square feet. Permits list TNA Builders LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $940,000.

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1700 North Front Street. Credit: NORR

Construction Advances at 1700 North Front Street in Fishtown

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted significant construction progress at a five-story, 204-unit building underway at 1700 North Front Street in Fishtown. The development rises in place of a parking lot that spanned a block bound by the Front Street, which carries the elevated Market-Frankford subway line, to the east, Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south, Hope Street to the west, and Palmer Street to the north. Designed by NORR, the 172,844-square-foot project will offer 123,218 square feet of residential space (including 28 studios, 141 one-bedroom units, 35 two-bedroom apartments, and a 5,264-square-foot amenity suite) and 16,429 square feet of retail. The development will also provide parking for 70 bicycles.

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737 42nd Street Building Elevation

Permits Issued for 737 North 42nd Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story two-family residential structure at 737 North 42nd Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia. Designed by the Scale Design Group (with Maher Abdelaal listed as the design professional), the building will be located along Lancaster Avenue on a block bound by 42nd Street and Brown Street and will include a roof deck. IRA Developement LLC is listed as the permit holder. Permits list Kumas Homes Inc. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $95,000.

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620 North Shedwick Site

Permits Issued For 620 North Shedwick Street in Mantua, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential structure at 620 North Shedwick Street, Mantua, Philadelphia. The building will be located on a vacant lot spanning an area of 756 square feet, situated on a block between Shedwick Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Wallace Street. Maher Abdelaal is listed as the design professional. IRA development LLC  is listed as the permit holder. Permits list Kumas Homes LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $120,000.

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Rendering of 2331-33 East York Street via Nochumson P.C.

Construction Tops Out at 2331-33 East York Street in Olde Richmond, Kensington

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has discovered that construction has topped out at a three-story, four-unit mixed-use building at 2331-33 East York Street in Olde Richmond, Kensington. The structure rises on the east side of the block between Memphis Street and Cedar Street, just one lot south of the intersection of York and Memphis. Designed by Plato Marinakos, the building will hold commercial space (a restaurant, according to permits and the rendering) in the basement and on the first floor and four residential units above. The 7,400-square-foot structure will feature a roof deck, which, judging by the building’s height and lack of nearby obstructions, will offer decent views of the skyline. Permits list PASP LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $500,000.

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