2222 North Howard Street Plan

Permits Issued for 2222 North Howard Street in Norris Square

7:00 am on October 28, 2023 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, four-unit residential structure at 2222 North Howard Street in Norris Square. Designed by MC3 Architects, the building will rise on a vacant lot flanked by rowhouses on either side, on a block sited between West Dauphin Street, North Howard Street, and Waterloo Street, facing West Colona Street. Permits list J&T Construction as the contractor and specify a total construction cost of $252,500.

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Rendering of The Standard At Philadelphia at 119 South 31st Street. Rendering credit: CUBE 3

YIMBY Looks at Apartment Layouts at The Standard at Philadelphia in University City, West Philadelphia

7:30 am on October 27, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last month, Philly YIMBY shared our latest exterior photos of Standard At Philadelphia, a 209-foot-tall, 19-story residential high-rise recently completed at 119 South 31st Street in University City, West Philadelphia. Designed by CUBE 3 and developed by Landmark Properties, the 362,117-square-foot building rises from a narrow, through-block lot stretching between South 30th and South 31st streets. The Standard offers 280 residential units ranging from studios to six-bedroom apartments geared toward university students and available for rent on a per-person/per-bed basis. Today we look at various unit layouts available within the development.

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1702 Master Street Elevation

Permits Issued For 1702 Master Street in Cecil B. Moore, North Philadelphia

7:00 am on October 27, 2023 By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, six-unit residential structure at 1702 Master Street in Cecil B. Moore in North Philadelphia. The building will be located on a vacant lot spanning an area of 2,244 square feet, situated on a block between Master Street, 17th Street, and Ingersoll Street. Fidelis Engineering is listed as the design professional. Here’s the Plan LLC is listed as the project applicant. Permits list Omega Home Builders as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $350,000.

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1118 North Front Street. Building elevation. Credit: BLT Architects via the City of Philadelphia

Construction Tops Out at 1118 North Front Street in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia

8:00 am on October 26, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has observed that construction has topped out at a seven-story, 47-unit development at 1118 North Front Street near the junction of Northern Liberties and Fishtown. Designed by BLT Architects, the building will rise on the west side of the block between West Wildey Street and Girard Avenue, just to the south of the Girard Avenue Station on the Market-Frankford Line. The structure will span 44,090 square feet and will feature ground-level commercial space. Permits list US Construction Inc. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $7.04 million.

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2023 Abigail Street. Building elevation. Credit: KJO Architecture via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 2023 Abigail Street in Fishtown

7:30 am on October 26, 2023 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story single-family rowhouse at 2023 Abigail Street in Fishtown. The new building will replace a vacant lot situated on the northeast side of the block between Coral Street and Amber Street. Designed by KJO Architecture, the structure will span 1,966 square feet and will feature a basement and a roof deck. Permits list Blue Line Construction as the contractor.

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