15-unit residential new construction, zoned RM1.
A 15-unit, three-story residential building is under construction at 2111-13 N 33rd Street in Brewerytown, where Blueway Realty LLC is developing a 7,000-square-foot lot cleared to build last summer. The project includes a basement, front porch, rear decks, and accessory parking, all designed to fit the RM1 zoning envelope without variance. The scope calls for underpinning monitored by a licensed engineer and full sprinkler coverage—standard provisions for infill builds threading into an established rowhouse block.
Blueway Realty picked up the parcel in 2025, moving quickly to vertical construction on a by-right basis. The 15 units land at roughly 467 square feet of lot per unit, a density that's aggressive but achievable within RM1's three-story cap. The mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-suppression systems will follow under separate approvals, a sequencing that's typical for multifamily projects of this scale.
The site sits within a corridor that's seen measured development activity—most notably the 46-unit complex at 2800 Diamond Street, the only sizable project within a half-mile. That low tally underscores how scattered infill remains the dominant pattern here, with small-lot assemblies like 2111-13 filling gaps rather than wholesale block transformations. Blueway's delivery will add modest density to a stretch still dotted with vacant and underutilized parcels, though the broader neighborhood hasn't yet attracted the wave of competing projects that might force larger assemblies or rezone plays.
The project's straightforward execution—no zoning relief, no extended entitlement fight—suggests there's room for similar by-right plays on adjacent lots, assuming ownership can be consolidated and financing pencils at current rates. Whether this becomes a template or an outlier depends on how quickly other developers test the same formula along 33rd Street's remaining soft sites.
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