769 South 20th Street. Building elevations. Credit: KCA Design Associates via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development

Construction Underway at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 7, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction is well underway at a three-story single-family rowhouse at 769 South 20th Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The new building will replace a vacant lot sited on the east side of the block between Fitzwater Street and Catharine Street. Designed by KCA Design Associates, the structure will span 2,980 square feet and will feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list the New Philadelphia Building and Design Group as the contractor.

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1710 Master Street. (1714 Master Street has identical design). Credit: Here’s the Plan LLC.

Permits Issued For 1710 and 1714 Master Street In Cecil B Moore, North Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 4, 2024 By Colin LeStourgeon

Permits have been issued for the construction of a pair of identical developments located at 1710 and 1714 Master Street in Cecil B. Moore, North Philadelphia. Once completed, each building will rise three stories and have a basement level plus a roof deck. The buildings will contain six residential units each. In total, the structures will span a combined 12,400 square feet of space (6,200 each). Here’s The Plan LLC is listed as the firm behind the projects’ design, while Omega Home Builders is handling the contracting work.

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953 Belmont Avenue, with the adjacent mural. Looking southeast. July 2021. Credit: Google Street View

Permits Issued for 953 Belmont Avenue in Belmont, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on March 2, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, five-unit apartment building at 953 Belmont Avenue in Belmont, West Philadelphia. The development will replace a vacant lot at the southeast corner of Belmont and Wyalusing avenues. Designed by Anthony Maso Architecture & Design, the development will span 5,921 square feet and feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Unitedpaintgroup LLC as the contractor.

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2009 North 22nd Street. Building elevations. Credit: Anthony Maso Architecture & Design via the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 2009 North 22nd Street in North Philadelphia West

7:30 am on March 1, 2024 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, seven-unit apartment building at 2203 North 8th Street in North Philadelphia West. The building will rise from a vacant lot situated on the east side of the block between West Norris Street and West Diamond Street. Designed by Anthony Maso Architecture & Design, the structure will span 8,560 square feet and feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Unitedpaintgroup LLC as the contractor.

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