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Construction Underway at 1201 West Girard Avenue in Yorktown, North Philadelphia

A recent site visit by Philly YIMBY has discovered that construction is well underway at a four-story, 166-unit multi-family building at 1201 West Girard Avenue in Yorktown, North Philadelphia. Designed by Landmark Architectural Design LLC, the 118,298-square-foot structure will reintroduce significant residential presence to a site formerly occupied by a suburban-style pharmacy, helping restore the area to its vibrant prewar density level. Permits list OCF Construction LLC as the contractor and a construction cost of $17.2 million.

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1025 Buttonwood Street. Photo by Jamie Meller. June 2022

Construction Complete at 1025 Buttonwood Street in Callowhill

A recent site visit by Philadelphia YIMBY has revealed that construction is complete at a four-story, three-unit multi-family building at 1025 Buttonwood Street in Callowhill, Lower North Philadelphia, near the elevated Rail Park. The site sits on the north side of the block between North 10th and North 11th streets. Designed by YCH Architect, the structure spans 3,297 square feet. Permits list Lins Decoration Contractor as the contractor and a construction cost of $180,000.

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Rendering of 2507 Almond Street. Credit: HDO Architecture.

Renderings Revealed for 2507 Almond Street in Olde Richmond, North Philadelphia

Renderings have been revealed for a 155-unit multi-family development at 2507 Almond Street in Olde Richmond, Kensington. Designed by HDO Architecture, the building, which is going before the Civic Design Review, will rise six stories tall and will hold 65 parking spaces, three of which being ADA-compliant and four designed for electric vehicles. There will also be 60 interior bicycle stalls, as well as five more on the sidewalk.

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1600 Carpenter Street. Credit: Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture

Demolition Anticipated at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

Philly YIMBY recently visited the site of a 191-unit mixed-use development proposed at 1600 Carpenter Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. Designed by Harman Deutsch Ohler Architecture and developed by Streamline, the complex will replace a suburban-style shopping mall with a stately, traditionally-styled six-story building facing Washington Avenue, which will offer 23,185 square feet of ground-level retail and 131 rental apartments, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, many of which will rank as affordable housing. To the north, 60 multi-family townhouses will be situated, which will match the scale and the material palette of the surrounding area. The development will boast publicly accessible pedestrian promenades and landscaping, as well as 141 parking spaces, of which 119 will be located in an underground garage in the apartment building, and 22 more will be situated in the townhouses.

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