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Oct 15
2012

Updates on Two Residential Developments on Frankford Avenue

In March, we updated you on the progress of 1412 Frankford Ave., a new construction home two doors down from Bicycle Stable. At the time, we found it a little curious for the home to go up with privately owned green space on either side, and set back some from the street. Whelp, the house is finished and it sold last month for $400K. Seems like the questionable characters in the Lutheran Settlement House green space that a commenter warned against were no deterrent to buyers.

A year ago

In March

The other day. Lots of stucco.

A couple of blocks away, another new building has risen in the last few months. In June, we told you that a new development was coming to 1246 Frankford Ave., replacing a small community garden. Well, we were in the area the other day and spotted this rather large new structure, which has progressed significantly in the past four months.

Back in June

The new building

Zoomed in

According to the L&I Map that we love so much, Carmel Developments Inc is building a four-unit residential building here, with four parking spaces. We were kind of hoping to see a commercial use in the first floor, but upon further review, the zoning for the property is residential, not commercial. So while it may seem like an opportunity lost, the developer was simply building something closer to what was required by the zoning code.

As an aside, we’re not sure we’re so crazy about some of the materials used for the building’s design, but we’ll hold our judgement until the project is completed. We’ll check back in a couple of months and we’ll see what’s what.

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  • NFA

    #1 Yeesh!

    #2 Jeesh!

  • veggie

    at least house #1 stopped trying to sneak a parking lot into the front of the house!

    house #2: really sick of the look of the first floor windows (one on top of another). i’m all for natural light, but this is excessive and awkward… no doubt the curtains will be drawn 24/7. and shouldn’t a mansard roof be at a higher level than the rest of the roofline? hmm… interesting.

    um, street trees, anyone? the first house should have one, and the second at least two!

  • RALPH LAUREN

    LOOKS NICE TO ME, REMEMBER BEFORE WE CAST JUDGEMENT THAT IT’S THE OWNERS VISION OF THEIR PROPERTY THAT TAKE FLIGHT, NOT WHAT YOU HUYS PREFER, IF YOU LIKE ALL BRICK HOUSES WITH EXTRAVAGANT CORNICES THEN GO BUILD ONE… IT’S GREAT TO SEE EMPTY LOTS THAT HOUSED TRASH AND DOPE NEEDLES TURNING INTO NICE BUILDINGS WITH WORKING CLASS PEOPLE INHABITING THEM.

  • veggie

    “vision of their property” = developers looking to squeeze as much profit out of their (newly purchased) lots as possible.

  • RALPH LAUREN

    is that not smart business? im guessing you would buy a lot and try to minimize profits then? that would make a bunch of sense. try eating meat, the “veggies” aren’t sustaining your brain cells.

  • RALPH LAUREN

    yes they do actually, doctors, lawyers, successful business people, “hving money” doesn’t remove you from the working class…

  • http://nakedphilly.com/fishtown/twelve-units-proposed-for-vacant-fishtown-lot/ Twelve Units Proposed for Vacant Fishtown Lot | NakedPhilly

    [...] four-unit buildings and two two-unit buildings, with a total of six parking spaces. Considering the four-unit building under construction nearby at Frankford & Thompson, this seems like a fairly reasonable use for this large vacant parcel. [...]

  • Brandon

    I’m not sure you understand the term “working class” as it is usually understood. Generally working class refers to someone who makes an hourly wage and is in the mid to lower income distribution. That would not be doctors, lawyers, or successful business people.

  • Claude M. Schrader

    right. working class as I understand it, is lower income, but very hard working people. Having money does, in fact, remove you from the working class

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