3000 West School House Lane Courtyard West Elevation

Permits Issued for Educational Facility at 3000 West School House Lane in East Falls, Northwest Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for a new educational facility proposed foe development at 3000 West School House Lane in East Falls, Northwest Philadelphia. The project proposal includes the construction of a two-story building to be used as an educational facility for William Penn Charter School. The educational facility will be constructed on a site bound by West School House Lane to the north and West Coulter Street to the south. Penn Charter school is the property owner. Permits list Intech Construction LLC as the contractor. EwingCole is responsible for the designs. Ground Reconsidered is listed as the landscape architect for the project.

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644-46 North 40th Street Elevation

Permits Issued for 644-46 North 40th Street in Belmont, West Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story residential project proposed for development at 644-46 North 40th Street, Belmont, West Philadelphia. The project site is a mid-block lot facing North 40th Street, bound by Fairmount Avenue, North Preston Street, and Wallace Street. Permits list Cornerstone Consulting Engineering & Architecture Inc as the contractor. Toner Architecture is responsible for the designs. JB Anderson is also on the project team.

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138-40 Tasker Street. Aerial view prior to redevelopment. Looking north. Credit: Google Maps

Permits Filed for 138-40 Tasker Street in Dickinson Narrows, South Philadelphia

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, seven-unit apartment building at 138-40 Tasker Street in Dickinson Narrows, South Philadelphia. The new building will rise on the south side of the block between South Front Street and South 2nd Street, near the corner of Tasker and 2nd. Designed by Fusa Designs, the structure will span 7,393 square feet and will feature a parking garage and two roof decks. Permits list Independence Construction Management as the contractor.

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Rendering of the previous proposal at 1101-33 South 9th Street via SkyscraperPage

Construction Still Pending at 1101-33 South 9th Street in the Italian Market in South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has noted that construction has still not started at the site of a proposed seven-story, 157-unit mixed-use building at 1101-33 South 9th Street in the Italian Market in South Philadelphia, although site prep is currently underway. The structure will rise at the southeast corner of 9th Street and Washington Avenue, replacing a large parcel that has long sat vacant. Designed by BLT Architects, the development will span 204,351 square feet and feature 15,192 square feet of commercial space and parking. Permits list HC Pody Company as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $52 million.

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1740 North Marshall Street. Building elevation. Credit: HDO Architecture via the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 1740 North Marshall Street in North Philadelphia East

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit apartment building at 1740 North Marshall Street in North Philadelphia East. The new structure will rise from a vacant lot situated on the west side of the block between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Montgomery Avenue. Designed by HDO Architecture, the building will span 3,577 square feet and will feature a cellar and a roof deck. Permits list Finch Development as the contractor.

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