Exterior work is progressing on the Penn Meeting and Guesthouse, a hospitality and office structure for the University of Pennsylvania at 3808-3810 Walnut Street in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners, the project consists…
Permits have been issued for the construction of a seven-story mixed-use development at 1100-02 Ridge Avenue in Callowhill, Center City. The structure will feature 30 residential units and ground-floor commercial space, as well as accessory parking. A…
Exterior work is wrapping up on New College House West, a 12-story dormitory for the University of Pennsylvania in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the 250,000-square-foot building will yield 450 dorm rooms….
Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed no construction activity at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia, the site of a proposed 1,111-unit development. Located many blocks to the south of the towers of Center City, the block-sized lot was initially planned to include a 426-foot-tall tower, which has since been scaled down to a building with 180-foot-tall tower sections. The project is being developed by Tower Investments, which has been trying to redevelop the massive lot for a number of years, but the building’s revised design comes from a different architect, the BKV Group.
Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story warehouse structure at 4801 Jefferson Street in Parkside, West Philadelphia. The 71,251-square-foot building will contain both warehouse space and offices, and will feature 64 parking…
