According to the ZBA, we could soon see some new homes go up near 5th and George Sts., in Northern Liberties. 973-75 N. 5th St., a 4,400 sqft parcel that includes an empty lot, a row-home like building, and a bunch of warehouse space that fronts Orkney St., was put on the market at the end of last year for $675,000. It’s currently under contract, and we suspect that the sale of this property is contingent on the buyers getting zoning approval.

973-75 N 5th St

On Wednesday, these developers are scheduled to go before the ZBA to present a proposal for seven homes, five of which will have garage parking. The non-garage homes (the two that we imagine will front 5th Street) are currently listed pre-construction, at $489K. The listing describes the new homes as three story, 3,000+ sqft homes with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and all of the standard high-end finishes. We’re guessing that the homes fronting tiny Orkney St. will be priced a little higher, since they will include parking.

Looking at the back of the Orkney St. warehouse building from 5th St.

We would think that this developer presented to NLNA at some point, but we can’t find any records of this online. Was anybody at an NLNA zoning meeting that remembers any more info about this project?