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Garden Court Plaza at 4701-29 Pine Street. Credit: BLT Architects

Permits Issued for a 220-Unit Extension at Garden Court Plaza at 4701-29 Pine Street in Garden Court, West Philadelphia

8:00 am on March 5, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a seven-story, 220-unit mixed-use project at 4701-29 Pine Street in Garden Court (alternately Walnut Hill), West Philadelphia. The development, covered in detail in an August article, will consist of a six-story extension above an existing single-floor garage structure, and serve as an expansion to the Garden Court Plaza, a 13-story prewar apartment tower at 4701 Pine Street. Designed by BLT Architects, the project will hold a total of 198,569 square feet of space (not counting the prewar tower), of which 181,119 square feet will come from the newly built floors. The ground floor will hold commercial space and 66 parking spaces. A roof deck will be situated on the second floor. Construction costs are estimated at $35 million.

Permits Issued for a Four-Unit Structure at 1512 North 26th Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 5, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a multi-family structure at 1512 North 26th Street in Brewerytown, North Philadelphia. The building will stand four stories tall and will hold four residential units, meaning that each unit will likely take up an entire floor. The building will offer a total of 5,239 square feet of space. Fenix Construction Group is the listed owner. Construction costs for the project are estimated at $660,000.

2525 North Hancock Street. Looking northeast. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for Two Single-Family Structures at 2523 and 2525 North Hancock Street in West Kensington

7:00 am on March 5, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Zoning permits have been issued for the construction of two single-family structures at 2523 and 2525 North Hancock Street in West Kensington. The pair will replace a vacant lot on the east side of the block between West Cumberland Street and West Huntingdon Street. Each of the buildings will occupy a 550-square-foot footprint and will feature a roof deck. Golden Rule LLC is the listed owner for both properties.

Renderings 690 Schuylkill Avenue (top) and 3401 Civic Center Boulevard (bottom). Credit - top: CANNOdesign. Bottom: ZGF/Ballinger.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Unveils Two New High-Rises as Part of a $3.4 Billion Plan

8:00 am on March 4, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Last week, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has unveiled two new high-rise proposals, one at (tentatively) 3401 Civic Center Boulevard in University City in West Philadelphia, and another across the river at 690 Schuylkill Avenue in Schuylkill, South Philadelphia.

781 North Preston Street. Looking east. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for a Multi-Family Structure at 781 North Preston Street in Mantua, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 4, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A zoning permit has been issued for the construction of a multi-family residential structure at 781 North Preston Street in Mantua, West Philadelphia. Located on the east side of the block between Aspen Street and Brown Street, the attached structure will span a 1,313-square-foot footprint and will include a roof deck. Blackrock Capital LLC is the listed owner.

753 North 44th Street. Looking east. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for a Multi-Family Structure at 753 North 44th Street in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

7:00 am on March 4, 2021 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A zoning permit has been issued for the construction of a multi-family residential structure at 753 North 44th Street in Haverford North, West Philadelphia. The building will be situated on the east side of the block between Aspen Street and Brown Street, near the boundary with the Mill Creek neighborhood to the west. The attached structure will rise from a 1,098-square-foot footprint. No floor count is specified, though the permit mentions a setback at the third floor, which, together with the surrounding housing stock, suggests a three-story height. BSC NC 1 LLC is the listed owner.

Waldorf Astoria looking northwest. Image via Cope-Linder Architects

Looking at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Once Proposed at 1441 Chestnut Street in Center City

8:00 am on March 3, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

Today’s entry in Philly YIMBY’s ongoing “unbuilt” series is the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Philadelphia, proposed at 1441 Chestnut Street in Center City, where the W/Element Hotel is now nearing completion. The 567-foot-tall, 59-story tower would have occupied the south side of the site of the former One Meridian Plaza, a 492-foot-tall office skyscraper damaged by a lethal fire in 1991 and demolished in 1999 (yesterday YIMBY covered a supertall structure proposed earlier at the site). Like the W/Element Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria iteration was also designed by Cope-Linder Architects, though the developers at the time were Mariner Commercial Properties, Inc. and Gatehouse Capital Corporation. The tower would have featured 181 hotel rooms and 126 residences.

Wharton Flats at 1283 South 9th Street via Hightop Real Estate

Façade Work Wraps Up at Wharton Flats in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 3, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Façade work is wrapping up at Wharton Flats, a four-story mixed-use project under construction at 1283 South 9th Street in Passyunk Square, South Philadelphia. Developed by Hightop Real Estate and Development, the project consists of 21 apartments, three townhomes, and a 5,400-square-foot commercial space. The building gained approval in June 2018, and construction began shortly after. The building stands across the street from Pat’s King of Steaks and down the block from Geno’s Steaks, two of Philadelphia’s most iconic cheesesteak restaurants.

Renderings Revealed for a Nine-Townhome Development at 2001-13 Abigail Street in Fishtown, Kensington

7:00 am on March 3, 2021 By Colin LeStourgeon

Renderings have been revealed for a four-story, nine-townhome development at 2002-13 Abigail Street in Fishtown, Kensington. The homes feature two design variants, where the five at the northwest corner will include parking, while the four homes to the southeast will not. Catalyst City Development, the developer, is also in charge of the residential conversion of the historic Harbisons Dairy across the street, which YIMBY covered last October.

Center City Tower rendering with Liberty Place. Image via Kling Lindquist

A Look Back at Center City Tower, Once Planned as the City’s First Supertall Skyscraper

8:00 am on March 2, 2021 By Thomas Koloski

In the late 1990’s, a massive supertall was planned at the site of the 492-foot-tall One Meridian Plaza, an office skyscraper damaged by a fatal fire in 1991 and demolished in 1999. The proposed Center City Tower at 1414 South Penn Square in Center City would have been built where The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton and the under-construction W/Element Hotel currently stand. Designed by Kling Lindquist, the 1,050-foot tower would have become the first supertall skyscraper in Philadelphia, rather than the Comcast Technology Center, which took the title 20 years later. Notably, Comcast was also considering taking office space at Center City Tower, and the cable company’s decision to pull out of the project and to build Comcast Center at 17th and Arch Street instead was a major reason behind the supertall’s cancellation.

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