10-unit residential new construction, zoned RSA3.
A compact ten-unit building is now complete at 472–74 Roxborough Avenue, adding a slice of low-rise density to a neighborhood that has quietly absorbed nearly 200 new units within a half-mile radius over the past few years. The three-story structure sits on a generous 21,928-square-foot lot and includes surface parking and a bike-storage shed—modest but practical amenities for a small infill project in this car-dependent corner of Northwest Philadelphia. Cleared to build in late September 2024, the project moved quickly to delivery, reflecting the streamlined scale and straightforward construction typical of RSA3 zoning.
Nyzio Baker Real Estate LLC picked up the site in 2022 and navigated a variance to get the project over the finish line, a reminder that even modest multi-family builds in Roxborough often require some zoning relief to pencil. The RSA3 district allows for attached single-family rowhouses by right, but a ten-unit configuration on a lot this size pushed beyond those parameters, hence the variance process. The result is a building that fits the neighborhood's low-slung residential character while delivering more doors than a typical rowhouse subdivision would have yielded.
This project joins a notable wave of multi-family activity along the Ridge Avenue corridor, including a 50-unit building at 5542–44 Ridge, a 94-unit complex at 6174 Ridge, and a 38-unit development at 4550 Mitchell Street. Taken together, these projects suggest that developers see Roxborough's accessibility and relatively affordable land as a viable play for small- to mid-sized rental or condo product. The neighborhood's stock of larger, underused parcels—many of them former commercial or light-industrial sites—offers similar opportunities for teams willing to work through zoning and community dynamics.
With 472–74 Roxborough now delivered, it provides a useful case study in what RSA3 sites can accommodate with the right approvals and a patient capital timeline. The building's completion adds to the incremental densification reshaping pockets of Roxborough, testing whether the market can absorb continued multi-family supply without overwhelming infrastructure or eroding the low-density character that has long defined the area.
📄 View the project's plan drawings (PDF)As this density arrives, InvestPHL is tracking 28 under-built parcels within a half-mile that a developer could still acquire and build — each carrying a builder's max bid. Addresses and figures are members-only.
Unlock the 28 nearby opportunities →Major (8+ unit) new-construction projects filed within a half-mile since 2022 — the density gathering around this site.