University Place 5.0 Parking Garage at 17 North 41st Street. Project rendering. Credit: ISA via the Civic Design Review

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

An In-Depth Look at Parking Garage Planned at University Place 5 at 17 North 41st Street in West Powelton, West Philadelphia

Last week, YIMBY shared a proposal for a University Place 5.0, a five-and-a-half-tier, 495-car garage planned for construction at 17 North 41st Street in West Powelton, West Philadelphia. The structure will rise as part of a greater University Place complex, which has been under development over the course of the past several years. Developed by the University Place Associates and designed by ISA (Interface Studio Architects), with IMEG as the architect of record, the proposed building will span 165,950 square feet. According to the developer, the facility will both support the existing University Place campus as well as provide general public parking as well as neighborhood amenities that include a dog park and a community garden. Today we take a closer look at the project as it was recently presented submission to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s Civic Design Review committee.

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914 South Broad Street. Building rendering. Credit: JKRP Architects via the Civic Design Review

A Detailed Look at Multi-Family Building Proposed at 914 South Broad Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia

By Vitali Ogorodnikov

A recent submission to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s Civic Design Review committee has revealed new details and imagery for a seven-story, 84-unit multi-family building proposed at 914 South Broad Street in Graduate Hospital, South Philadelphia. The structure will rise on a Broad Street-facing lot that spans from Carpenter Street to the south to Montrose Street to the north. Developed by Dranoff Properties and designed by JKRP Architects, the development will offer 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, apartments spanning from one to three bedrooms, a fitness center, a club room, a roof deck, and parking for 20 cars and 28 bicycles

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2329 Ellsworth Street Section

Permits Issued for Three-Unit Building at 2329 Ellsworth Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia

By YIMBY Team

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, three-unit residential building at 2329 Ellsworth Street in Point Breeze, South Philadelphia. The project will span a total construction area of 2,972 square feet and will include a cellar and a roof deck, accessible via a pilot house. Fine Print Construction LLC is listed as the contractor, with LC (Living City) Architecture LLC as the design professionals in charge.

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