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Aug 30
2012

More Alter Street Development Coming in Point Breeze

Yesterday, we told you about a SPHINC meeting where we learned about two duplexes planned for the corner of 20th & Wharton. Also at that meeting, the same architect presented plans for another development in Point Breeze, this time a single-family home at 1902 Alter Street.

Currently vacant lot

The lot that’s pictured above is actually 1902 and 1904 Alter, and the house will rise on the lot on the left. Here’s a look at the rest of the block:

New homes in the distance

You may recall, we told you about five new construction homes going up on this street, two of which are now nearly complete. Two more have been framed, and the last one should soon go up as well. All five homes are currently under contract for over $300K.

Meanwhile, the new home will have a slightly more contemporary look:

Rendering from KJO Architects

Floor plans

The three bedroom, two and a half bedroom house will hopefully break ground soon, with plans to offer it for sale. It’s still pretty impressive that developers are doing so much work on this block, considering the less-than-ideal views of the backs of warehouses across the street. This really speaks to just how much demand there is for new construction in this neighborhood, as well as the rather low supply of available, ready to develop lots. Hopefully, the vacant lot next door to this soon-to-be-developed home will be built sometime soon as well.

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  • 3rd&Brown

    Wow. Another block of Graduate Hospital specials in the making. I think I prefer the empty lots. And I’m not kidding.

  • http://twitter.com/F1rstCitizen First Citizen

    Yeah the other houses on the block definitely fit that mold, but this one is thankfully something different.

  • http://twitter.com/F1rstCitizen First Citizen

    KJO needs to get more work in the neighborhood. This one’s not my personal cup of tea but by golly it’s something new and different, and much more attractive than those ridiculous gabled bays that have been popping up.

  • _dan

    I like it, thankfully something different.

  • gjdeck

    Great design all around, my
    only criticism is the cornice could have a bit more to it. The lots on this
    block are rather small and this layout creatively hits all the home-buyer money
    spots while also bringing in a lot of natural light. Kudos to KJO! Guest is exactly right about the benefits of this block too, the skyline views alone could sell this house.

  • CityDevelopersGOGOGO

    I you prefer empty lots then you should definitely move to montgomery county sounds like this would be more up your alley. This is the City we build on residential lots that were formally residential.

  • http://nakedphilly.com/passyunk-square/new-home-coming-to-odd-block-in-passyunk-square/ New Home Coming to Odd Block in Passyunk Square | NakedPhilly

    [...] a project that will soon be coming to the 1200 block of Alter Street. Though we’ve covered a few Alter Street developments in Point Breeze in recent months, this particular block of Alter Street differs from those that we’ve [...]

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