33 North 22nd Street. Credit: Solomon Cordwell Buenz / PMC Property Group via the Civic Design Review

Construction Anticipated at 33 North 22nd Street in Logan Square, Center City

8:00 am on December 9, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Number 23 on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown is 33 North 22nd Street, a 328-foot-tall (or 316 feet if measuring from John F. Kennedy Boulevard) tower in Center City West. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and developed by PMC Property Group, the 29-story building will bring 341 units to the rapidly growing neighborhood. Philly YIMBY’s latest visit revealed that the parking lot at the site is still active with shoppers at the Trader Joe’s grocery store at 2121 Market Street.

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Permits Filed for a Single-Family Structure at 3644 Wharton Street in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on December 9, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for the construction of a single-family residential structure at 3644 Wharton Street in the Forgotten Bottom section of Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia. The property is located between South 36th Street and Schuylkill Avenue. The building will feature a footprint of 615 square feet and a roof deck with a pilot house. South Campus LLC is the listed owner and Joseph Serratore is the design professional.

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Permits Filed for a Single-Family Structure at 1919 North 5th Street in Norris Square, North Philadelphia

7:00 am on December 9, 2020 By Thomas Koloski

Permits have been filed for the construction of a single-family residential structure at 1919 North 5th Street in Norris Square, North Philadelphia. The property is located between West Hewson Street and West Norris Street. The building will span a footprint of 870 square feet and include a roof deck with an access structure. The property is owned by Lautz Martin. Georges Ballouz of Alfa Engineering is the listed design professional.

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2222 Market Street. Credit: Gensler

Foundation Work Underway at 2222 Market Street in Center City West

8:00 am on December 8, 2020 By Colin LeStourgeon

Foundation work is underway at 2222 Market Street, a 20-story, 282-foot office tower and number 24 on Philly YIMBY’s December 2020 Development Countdown. Designed by Gensler and developed by Parkway Commercial Properties, the project is located in booming Center City West. The bulky tower will feature 329,100 square feet of floor area, 4,274 of which will be devoted to two retail spaces. The office component of the project will measure 324,826 square feet and will offer 47 parking spaces. Spaces for 14 bicycles will be located at the rear of the tower, with ten more at the western edge of the property.

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Rendering of the Maven

Permits Filed for The Maven, a 28-Unit Mixed-Use Project at 1533 Ridge Avenue in Francisville, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on December 8, 2020 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been filed for the construction of The Maven, a mixed-use development at 1533 Ridge Avenue in Francisville, North Philadelphia. The building will hold 28 apartments and a ground floor commercial space on Ridge Avenue. The five-story structure will provide 23,665 square feet of space within its 6,380-square-foot footprint. The units are set to be a mixture of one- and two-bedroom apartments. CANNOdesign is the project architect. Khosla Properties is the developer. Construction costs are estimated at $3.9 million.

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