Rendering of 933 North Penn Street. Credit: HDO Architecture.

Construction Still On Hold at 933 North Penn Street in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia

As a recent Philly YIMBY site visit has observed, well more than a year after permits were issued, construction has still not started at a seven-story, 196-unit multi-family development proposed at 933 North Penn Street in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia. Designed by HDO Architecture, the project will rise directly on the Delaware River waterfront and will include a pedestrian promenade at the ground level. The structure will span 187,636 square feet of gross floor area and will offer parking for 57 cars and 66 bicycles.

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Rendering of 1001 South Broad Street via BKV Group.

Construction Continues at Broad and Washington at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY recently visited the site and documented the construction at Broad and Washington, a 15-story, 1,111-unit complex at 1001 South Broad Street in Hawthorne, South Philadelphia. Designed by the BKV Group, the complex will span an entire city block at the northeast corner of the intersection of Broad Street and Washington Avenue. The 1,516,218-square-foot complex will cost nearly $306 million to construct.

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1425 North 7th Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2023

Construction Tops Out at 1425 North 7th Street in Ludlow, North Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has observed that construction has topped out at a three-story, three-unit residential building at 1425 North 7th Street in LudlowNorth Philadelphia. The development is situated on the east side of the block between Master and Jefferson streets. Designed by SanBarDesign, the structure will span 3,369 square feet and will feature a basement, a 753-square-foot roof deck, and approximately nine-foot-high ceilings. Permits list Santech Construction Corp. as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $230,000.

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