Permits have been issued for the construction of a seven-story mixed-use structure at 1321-23 North Front Street in Fishtown, North Philadelphia. The 31,167-square-foot building will yield 36 apartments as well as ground-floor commercial space and…
The booming area around the Loews Hotel and Jefferson Center, at the junction of the Washington Square West and Market East neighborhoods in Center City, is getting ready for the construction of yet another high-rise development. Demolition and construction permits have been filed at 1101 Walnut Street, a site that is currently occupied by a single-story Wendy’s fast food restaurant. It will be replaced by a 259-foot-tall, 23-story skyscraper with an L-shaped footprint, as the property extends to the north. The structure will house 111 residential units and 6,000 square feet of retail on the first and second floors. JKRP Architects have brought a vibrant mix of materials, with irregular stone patterns that will make the tower stand out on the cityscape. The permits list ARD 1105 Walnut LLC and now LD Investment Partners LLC as the current owner.
New renderings and details have been released for 2621-67 Frankford Avenue, a sprawling six-story mixed-use building in East Kensington, North Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture, the 72-foot-tall, 388,105-square-foot building will yield 460 residential units and 36,242…
Permits have filed for the construction of a six-story mixed-use building at 4442 Ridge Avenue in East Falls, Northwest Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture, the 174,544-square-foot will yield 136 apartments as well as ground-floor…
Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has spotted construction signs and machinery at the site of Cathedral Place Phase One in Logan Square. Both indicate an imminent groundbreaking for the 245-foot-tall, 23-story tower proposed at 222 North 17th Street at the northern fringe of Center City. The building is developed by Exeter Property Group the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as part of the two-tower Cathedral Place development, which will rise next to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Phase One, located at the southeast corner of the block-spanning project, will replace a parking lot with a three story building. The structure will span 265,849 square feet and will offer a total of 273 residential units, over 3,000 square feet of retail space, and 18 underground parking spaces. The tower was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, which has designed many recent projects across the city.
