Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story warehouse structure at 4801 Jefferson Street in Parkside, West Philadelphia. The 71,251-square-foot building will contain both warehouse space and offices, and will feature 64 parking…
In August 1987, the 945-foot-tall One Liberty Place officially opened at 1650 Market Street as Philadelphia’s tallest skyscraper, soaring above the long-held unofficial height limit of 548 feet, set by the tower of City Hall in 1901. This remarkable skyscraper with a fantastical design ultimately led to the city gaining a new cluster of tall and massive skyscrapers that define the skyline to this day. In this feature, Philadelphia YIMBY explores the building’s progress from concept to reality, as well as its tenure as the city’s tallest skyscraper for 31 years.
Permits have been filed for the demolition of a vacant three-story rowhouse at 4021 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia. The former single-family dwellig is located on the north side of the block that is situated between North 40th Street and North Preston Street. Mustafa Sencan is the listed owner.
In October 2018, the 1,121-foot-tall, 60-story Comcast Technology Center at 1800 Arch Street opened as Philadelphia’s tallest building, with office space and a Four Seasons hotel on the upper floors opening in August 2019. In…
A zoning permit has been filed for the construction of a single-family residential structure at 453 Farson Street in Mill Creek, West Philadelphia. The building will span a 550-square-foot footprint and will feature a roof deck. IRA Development LLC and Yucel Enis are the listed owners and Maher Abdelaal is the designer.