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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.

Renderings Reveal 188-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed at 1527 Callowhill Street in Franklintown

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent submission to Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review committee outlines a proposal for an eight-story, 188-unit mixed-use development planned at 1527 Callowhill Street in Franklintown, Lower North Philadelphia. The new building will replace an existing parking lot situated at the northeast corner of Callowhill Street and North 16th Street. Developed by Omega Home Builders and designed by Designblendz Architecture, the project will span 208,000 square feet, ground-floor retail, parking for 24 cars and 63 bicycles, and a green roof.

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Permits Issued for 20-Unit Building at 2901 Snyder Avenue in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story, 20-unit multi-family building at 2901 Snyder Avenue in Grays Ferry, South Philadelphia. The new building will span 25,335 square feet of new construction. The approved scope calls for an attached structure with a cellar, one elevator, a common roof deck, green roof, and two roof deck access structures. The development will contain and seven Class 1A bicycle parking spaces. The project team consists of GF Apartments LLC, KCA Design Associates as the design professional, and City Suburban Home Builders as the contractor.

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Permits Issued For 24-Unit Mixed-Use Building At 900-08 McKean Street In South Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-story mixed-use building at 900-08 McKean Street in South Philadelphia. The approved commercial building permit calls for a cellar, pilot houses, shared roof deck, and a green roof. The project will include a shell commercial space and 24 residential units. KORE Architecture is responsible for the designs. JWN 1 LLC is listed as owner.

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6327 Musgrave Street. Rendering credit: KJO Architecture

Construction Permit Issued for 67-Unit Apartment Building at 6327 Musgrave Street in Germantown, Northwest Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

A new residential development is moving forward at 6327 Musgrave Street in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia, where a construction permit has been issued for a four-story, 67-unit apartment building with a cellar and green roof. Total construction area is listed at approximately 58,730 square feet. The issuance of the building permit follows earlier zoning approvals for the project. East Germantown Lofts LLC is listed as the development owner, with KJO Architecture responsible for design and Liberty Star Management Inc. listed as the contractor.

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5235 Chestnut Street. Credit: KCA Design Associates.

Construction Pending at 5235 Chestnut Street in Cobbs Creek, West Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Philly YIMBY’s recent site visit has revealed that construction work has not yet started at a two-building mixed-use complex planned at 5235 Chestnut Street in Cobbs Creek, West Philadelphia.The complex is designed by the KCA Design Associates. The building to be located along Chestnut Street will rise six stories, with commercial space at the ground floor and 33 residential units situated in the upper floors. The building will include a basement as well as a roof deck and green roof that will be accessed through a pilot house and space for 11 bicycles. The second, larger building that will be located along Ludlow Street and will also rise six floors high, with commercial space also located on the ground floor and with 171 residential units on upper floors, a basement, roof deck, and green roof, as well as 57 bicycle spaces. The two buildings will share a loading space located along Ludlow Street.

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