Several years ago, a reader directed our attention to 2619 Brown St., a large property that included a seemingly vacant building at the corner of Taney & Brown and a collection of one-story garages. When we investigated, we discovered that the same people also owned a blighted, ivy-covered building immediately to the north.

In the past

All of the buildings on this property were demolished a little over a year ago, and the owners quietly advertised that the property was available by posting a little FSBO sign in the vacant lot.

Current view

Developers purchased the property toward the end of last year, and they're now looking to build seven homes on this parcel with 1:1 parking accessed via a drive-aisle on Brown Street. Six of the homes will front Taney Street, and one home will front Brown Street. JKRP Architects did the design work. Here, take a look at the plan:

Project site plan

Project rendering

Rendering looking down Taney Street

Aerial view

On Thursday, the project will come before the Fairmount Civic Association and the community will have a chance to weigh in before the ZBA hearing, scheduled for February. The community meeting will take place at 7pm at 860 N. 24th St., the City School at Fairmount. Given the general lack of new construction in Fairmount, these homes should pique the interest of numerous buyers, assuming the project gets support from the community and the ZBA. 

So… see you at the meeting?

Disclosure: OCF Realty, parent company of Naked Philly, is the broker for this project