1701 N Front StDelivered

A 63-unit residential building is set to rise at 1701 N Front St in Fishtown, a mid-scale addition to one of the city's busier development corridors. It was cleared to build in Nov 3, 2021.

The 18,476 sq ft site is zoned CMX3, which supports a building on the order of 8 stories by right. The parcel last changed hands in 2021. The plans call for for the erection of an addition with cellar as part of an existing attached structure with accessory roof deck (for residential use only) with roof access structure. for vacant commercial spaces on first floor (uses as permitted in cmx-3, use registration permit and fit-out are required prior to occupancy) and for multi-family household living sixty-three (63) dwelling units and existing multi-family household living 20 units to remain unchanged on existing structure), and accessory off street interior parking nine (9) spaces including one (1) accessible spaces (including van accessible space), three (3) carshare parking spaces and thirty (30) class 1a bicycle parking spaces on an accessible route. building to be fully sprinklered. separate permits required for m.e.p.s work. separate approval required from pa l&i for elevator installation. amendment to elevator shaft doorways.

The owner of record is 21 E Columbia Ave Investors LLC. The project's plan drawings are on file — worth a look for anyone underwriting the surrounding block.

It isn't rising in isolation. Within a half-mile, 12 other major projects have broken ground since 2022 — roughly 496 units of new supply — including the 55-unit project at 1713 N Front St, the 9-unit project at 1700 Frankford Ave, the 40-unit project at 1716 Frankford Ave. That kind of concentration is exactly what pulls land values, and buyer attention, toward a block.

We'll update this page as the project progresses — leasing, retail tenants, renderings, and construction milestones as they surface. The relevant question for investors and agents: what are the surrounding parcels worth to a builder now that this is coming?