1713 N Front StUnder construction

A six-story, 55-unit multifamily building is under construction at 1713 N Front Street in Fishtown, cleared to build in March 2024 following several rounds of plan revisions. The project, developed by 1713 Front Qozb LLC on a quarter-acre site acquired last year, dropped its original ten parking spaces in favor of ground-floor commercial space, opting instead for bike storage and car-share slots. The building will include a roof deck accessed by penthouse, with residential units spanning floors two through six above vacant commercial frontage that will require separate use registration before opening.

The CMX3 zoning here allows the six-story configuration by right, and the developer has exercised that ceiling fully on the 10,021-square-foot lot. Successive amendments trimmed parking, reworked the basement footprint and stair configuration, and shifted façade cladding and structural details—typical evolution for a project of this density threading code and market demands. A 15-foot-plus rear wall remains in place, a vestige of whatever industrial or commercial use previously occupied the parcel.

This building adds to a significant wave of density along the Front Street and Frankford Avenue corridors: more than 450 units have gone up or are planned within a half-mile, including a 114-unit tower at 1440 N Front and a 108-unit development at Hancock. Projects in the immediate vicinity range from mid-sized infill—40 units at 1716 Frankford, nine at 1700 Frankford and 1828 Frankford—to this kind of mid-rise sweep. The mix suggests Fishtown's zoning and land economics now reliably support buildings in the 50-to-100-unit range wherever assemblage or single large parcels allow.

The shift from parking to commercial at grade is worth noting: it reflects both the neighborhood's pedestrian tilt and the arithmetic of podium construction, where ten accessory spaces rarely pencil against leasable square footage in a transit-adjacent location. As more developers work through similar trade-offs on nearby underused parcels, expect the pattern to repeat—taller buildings, minimal or zero parking, and ground floors held for retail that may or may not materialize quickly.