A reader reached out the other day, wondering about the construction taking place at 1124 E. Palmer St., and we were surprised because we were under the impression that we had never covered the project. Then we went to visit the site and it all came back to us- we had indeed written about this project way back at the end of 2014. Perhaps you remember better than we did- this property is quite large, and runs from Palmer all the way to Earl Street. Back then, it included an old auto garage and a large vacant parcel. Developers got community support for fourteen homes with a drive-aisle, with residents concerned about the possibility of a by-right 34-unit apartment building.
It seems groundbreaking took place at some point in the last few months because now this parcel has a row of foundations running from street to street.
The project will include twelve four-story homes and a pair of three-story homes, each with garages parking. The homes are now listed for sale at a price of $505K, and will have 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and about 3,000 sqft of living space. Being half a block from the ever-improving East Girard Avenue corridor doesn't hurt either. The listing also has some renderings, to give you an idea of what to expect:
According to the signs on the site, the project is expected to wrap up at the end of the year. That sounds a wee bit aggressive to us, but more power to 'em if they're able to pull it off.