Rendering of 4240 Chestnut Street. Credit: DAS Architects.

Construction Advances at 4240 Chestnut Street in Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has looked at the construction progress at a seven-story, 128-unit mixed-use building at 4240 Chestnut Street in Spruce HillWest Philadelphia. Designed by DAS Architects, the structure is located on the south side of the block between South 42nd and South 43rd streets. The development will span 141,928 square feet, of which nearly 40,000 square feet will be used as office. Apartment sizes will likely average at just below 800 square feet each. Permits list Intercultural Family Services as the owner, Morris Clarke as the design professional, and HC Pody Company as the contractor. Construction costs are indicated at $15.3 million.

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Rendering of 2628-32 Webster Street. Credit: DesignBlendz.

Construction Advances at 2628 Webster Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has noted that construction work is nearing completion at a four-story, five-unit multi-family development at 2628-32 Webster Street in Graduate HospitalSouth Philadelphia. The project rises on the southeast corner of Webster and South Taney streets, near the Schuylkill River. Designed by Designblendz, the building will span 9,795 square feet. Permits list Michael Treacy as the contractor.

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Rendering of 1164 South 18th Street

Construction Approaches Completion at 1164 South 18th Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has noted that construction work is almost complete at a four-story, four-unit residential building at 1164 South 18th Street in Point BreezeSouth Philadelphia. Designed by 24/7 Design Group, the development will rise at the northwest corner of South 18th and Federal streets. A private roof deck will be accessible to a single unit. Permits list Federal 4 LP as the owner, Casey Lafferty as the contractor, and a construction cost of $400,000.

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2249 Pemberton Street. Front elevation. Credit: J.O.S. Serratore & Company Architects via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Underway at 2249 Pemberton Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

Philadelphia YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction work is underway at a three-story single-family rowhouse at 2249 Pemberton Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The development will replace a two-story prewar rowhome situated on the north side of the block between South 22nd and South 23rd streets. Designed by J.O.S. Serratore & Company Architects, the structure will span 2,520 square feet and will feature a cellar and a roof deck. Permits list Kildare Construction as the contractor.

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Rendering of 2101 Washington Avenue. Credit: JKRP Architects

Construction Tops Out at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

During a recent site visit, Philadelphia YIMBY has observed that construction has topped out at a six-story, 247-unit mixed-use building at 2101 Washington Avenue in Graduate HospitalSouth Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects and developed by OCF Realty, the project spans the north side of the block between South 22nd and South 23rd streets. The sizable structure rises from a 49,800-square-foot footprint and will offer 195,131 square feet of interior space, which will include nearly 40,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $40 million. Construction work also continues at the townhouse portion of the project, which consists of 40 four-story, two-family dwellings, arranged in two rows of 20 and separated by a mid-block drive aisle. The typical structure will span 2,416 square feet and will feature a roof deck and parking.

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