Daily News | 90 luxury apartments surrounded by green space are proposed in Far Northeast Philadelphia
Many of the trees and plant life on the site will be preserved. A stream that cuts through the property will be cleaned up as well.“It’s a funky site in terms of how its configured, long and narrow and bisected by a stream, which is not in very good shape right now,” said Kelsen. “Only about 20% of the site will be occupied by structure and coverage. The rest is open.”
At a recent community meeting, the Greater Bustleton Civic League voted 34-8 to support the developer when the project goes before the Zoning Board of Adjustment. It needs permission to break from the current zoning that is meant to encourage shopping centers and prohibits residential development. “It’s not some private equity group or some big real estate conglomerate,” said Jack O’Hara, president of the community association. “The builder and manager is a company in Bustleton that has other apartment complexes, and they have a good reputation.”
The project, designed by JKRP Architects, will have a unit density of 21.7 homes per acre — which the developer boasts is 33% less density than the average multifamily development in the neighborhood. (And a
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