That’s my new neighbors you’re talking about. My wife chatted with Neal a few weeks back. These are going to be single family homes for sale.

I don’t know if you can see in the picture, but both of these look like they are going to have pitched roofs. Admittedly, I don’t know much about architecture, but isn’t that a little weird for a townhouse?

Not really, it eliminate the potential for water pooling. A lot of roofs on rowhouses have slight pitches behind their cornices, which otherwise appear flat from the street. Other than that, these houses look completely meh to me. I’m guessing two more Graduate Hospital Specials.

Well, since those lots are R-10A, as long as they’re under 35 feet, stick to three stories, and have the required amount of open area, they should be allowed by right.

Meh indeed. Philadelphia pink brick probably. It doesn’t work at the Symphony house and it doesn’t work elsewhere, Also, if the roof is pitched won’t that make constructing a roof deck (and thus pissing off Syliva) difficult?

Anyway, I’d rather see a non-roofdeck-pink-brick-Grad-Ho special than a vacant lot or a vacant Syliva “nonprofit” home.

There is also one being built right around the corner at 1730′ish Manton. No framing up yet but the foundation is done. I live right there and pretty sure I have seen the same contractor working on both sites.

Great!…More illegal bumpouts.

There is no question he bought these lots as a result of the American Sardine Bar. I would expect many more popping up around it.

If they’re actually pitched roofs, they’re not terribly common, but do exist in plenty of places in the city.  I would be very surprised to see that on the main roof here because it’s completely unnecessary, adds lumber cost, and butts up against the 35ft limit without providing any tangible benefit.  So-called flat roofs still have a pitch to them as well, otherwise water would pool and they would quickly fail.

These look like they’re definitely going to have pitched roofs on the bays though.  There are a couple of those going up in the neighborhood now, I think there’s one at 20th and Wharton.  I was hoping they would keep those things in G-ho instead of mucking up PB with them.

For sure.  If you’ve ever been in ASB on a Friday or Saturday evening you would see that it’s a no brainer to develop around it, even though it already was solid before the place opened.  Hopefully the added incentive of an anchor business in the area speeds up the development of some of the bombed out sections of Latona and Manton.

just throwing sylvia in there to be a menace? thats a great way to help build a community. c’mon….move on!

Looks like PBS is catching the GHo pestilence.

On one of those green homes “1146 S Dorrance Street” now on the market, part of “South City Gardens” – I must say that I thought for some reason they would actually be putting a garden section in at least part of the concrete yard.  It’s nice that they say they chose sustainable options for the home but there is no greenery, or any dirt in the yard to put a garden.  That just seems ridiculous what were they thinking, they could have at least put a border of shrubs to tie the theme in. 

I sure hope that it does boom because I paid less for my house than a couple similar homes purchased a year earlier on the same block.  Also, there is a brand new two story home on the block that is listed less than another new two story home purchased two years ago.  I am not seeing a steady rise in home values but I sure hope that is just the slight up and down part of an upward trend, everyone assumes so, hope they are right.

 Thank goodness!  So glad to hear this.  I saw a picture for the home listing and it didn’t show much green, must have been the photo.  I myself am incorporating flowers and greenery via fence planters and potted plants, trees and shrubs.  Best of luck with your project! 

I wonder if the guy at 10th & Wharton bought the leftover exterior paint from American Sardine Bar. http://nakedphilly.com/passyunk-square/curious-rehab-ongoing-in-passyunk-square/

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