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2318 Greenwich Street Zoning Section

Permits Issued for 2318 Greenwich Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a new single-family dwelling at 2318 Greenwich Street in the Point Breeze neighborhood of South Philadelphia. The property is located on the north side of Greenwich Street, situated between South 23rd Street to the east and South 24th Street to the west. Fine Print Construction LLC is listed as the general contractor. LC Architecture LLC (Living City Architecture), led by architect Lee Elsey, is responsible for the design.

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522 Green Lane. Building perspective. Credit: Designblendz via the City of Philadelphia

Permits Issued for 522 Green Lane in Manayunk, Northwest Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, seven-unit multi-family building at 522 Green Lane in Manayunk, Northwest Philadelphia. The new development will replace a two-story residential building located on the northern side of the block between Ridge Avenue and Lawnton Street. Designed by Designblendz, with Alfa Engineering providing additional design services, the building will span 7,313 square feet and will feature a roof deck. Permits list JA Builders as the contractor and specify a construction cost of $997,255, of which $10,000 is allocated toward excavation work.

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5709 Cottage Street Section

Permits Issued For 74-Unit Apartment Building at 5709 Cottage Street in Wissinoming, Northeast Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, 74-unit apartment building at 5709 Cottage Street in Wissinoming, Northeast Philadelphia. The latest permit approval calls for a multi-family building with a roof deck, pilot houses, a green roof, and accessory parking. The development team consists of Cottage Holdings LLC as the owner, KJO Architecture as responsible for the designs, and Olympia Construction as the contractor.

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1527 Callowhill Street. Nighttime building rendering. Credit: Designblendz Architecture via the Civic Design Review by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Development.

YIMBY Looks at Blueprints and Zoning Info for 188-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 1527 Callowhill Street in Franklintown

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Last week, Philadelphia YIMBY looked at a new proposal for an eight-story mixed-use building slated to rise at 1527 Callowhill Street in the Franklintown neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia. The development will replace a parking lot at the northeast corner of Callowhill and North 16th streets with a 208,000-square-foot structure that will incorporate 188 rental residences, ground-level retail, parking for 24 cars and 63 bicycles, and a sizable green roof. Today we assess the development’s technical details and conceptual blueprints as presented to the city’s Civic Design Review committee in a submission by the project team, which includes Omega Home Builders as the developer and Designblendz Architecture as the designer.

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1527 Callowhill Street. Building rendering. Credit: Designblendz Architecture via the Civic Design Review by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Development.

YIMBY Shares In-Depth Detail on 188-Unit Mixed-Use Development Slated for Construction at 1527 Callowhill Street in Franklintown

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY recently shared renderings and proposal details for a for an eight-story, 188-unit mixed-use development planned at 1527 Callowhill Street in Franklintown, Lower North Philadelphia, as outlined in a recent submission to the city’s Civic Design Review committee; today we take a closer look at the planned project. The 208,000-square-foot, 95-foot-tall structure (measured from the average ground plane to the top of the roof access pilot house) will rise at the northeast corner of Callowhill Street and North 16th Street and will offer rental apartments, ground-floor retail, a green roof, and parking for 24 cars and 63 bicycles. The project team includes Omega Home Builders as the developer and Designblendz Architecture as the designer.

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