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4021 Haverford Avenue. Looking northwest. Credit: Google Maps

Permits Issued for Seven-Unit Building at 4021 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, seven-unit multi-family building at 4021 Haverford Avenue in Haverford North, West Philadelphia. The development will replace a three-story rowhouse located on the north side of the block between North 40th Street and North Preston Street. The new building will span a ground footprint of 2,413 square feet and will offer 10,134 square feet of interior space, which translates into generously-sized apartments measuring well over 1,000 square feet each. The structure will also feature a basement and full sprinkling. Permits list Mustafa Sencan as the owner and American Reliable Tasks Contracting as the contractor. Construction costs are specified at $1,257,000.

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846 North 44th Street. Looking northwest. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 846 North 44th Street in Mill Creek, West Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A permit has been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit building at 846 North 44th Street in Mill Creek, West Philadelphia. The structure will replace a vacant lot at the northwest corner of North 44th Street and Parrish Street. The filing lists Giller Realty LLC as the owner, Scott Woodruff as the architect and AIMES LLC is the contractor. Construction is expected to cost $136,424.

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Liberty Place unfinished design with the Philadelphia skyline, south elevation. Models and image by Thomas Koloski

Imagining the Philadelphia Skyline with the 1985 Iteration of Liberty Place

By Thomas Koloski

On April 5, 1984, Willard G. Rouse of Rouse and Associates announced the proposal of Liberty Place, a complex in Center City that would rise hundreds of feet above the informal height limit set by the 548-foot Philadelphia City Hall. By the next year, Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects finalized the design on One Liberty Place at 1650 Market Street as the design we see today, though Two Liberty Place, The Shops at Liberty Place, and the hotel all differed from their current versions. Today Philly YIMBY takes a closer look at this early iteration of the complex design.

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781 North Preston Street. Looking east. Credit: Google

Permits Issued for a Multi-Family Structure at 781 North Preston Street in Mantua, West Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A zoning permit has been issued for the construction of a multi-family residential structure at 781 North Preston Street in Mantua, West Philadelphia. Located on the east side of the block between Aspen Street and Brown Street, the attached structure will span a 1,313-square-foot footprint and will include a roof deck. Blackrock Capital LLC is the listed owner.

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