Philadelphia · Fishtown - Lower Kensington · #CP-2026-004003
1313 Frankford Ave
1313 Frankford Ave, Fishtown - Lower Kensington, PA · 1 home, mixed use
About this project
A three-story rebuild at 1313 Frankford Ave in Fishtown, Philadelphia, with a vacant commercial space and one dwelling unit, where more than two-thirds of the structural framing will be removed.
Official description: FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION (MORE THAN 2/3 OF STRUCTURAL FRAMING AND PORTION(S) OF EXTERIOR WALLS TO BE REMOVED) OF A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION. FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FIT-OUT AND ISSUANCE OF C.O.) AND ONE (1) DWELLING UNIT (GROUP R-3). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED (PER NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE COMMERCIAL SPACE AT THE BASEMENT & 1ST FLOOR AND PER NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY AT THE 2ND & 3RD FLOORS). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK. SEE ZP-2026-007692 FOR ZONING APPROVAL. SEE SR-2026-032345 FOR STREETS DEPT. APPROVAL. **SEPARATE COMPLETE DEMOLITION PERMIT REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION OF EXTENT OF REMOVAL OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT.**
- Applicant
- DIFED LLC
- Contractor
- GTMO DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- R-3 Residential (1 or 2 Dwellings)|Unknown/Other
- Status
- Permit issued
Filing history
- 2026-09-18 · #CP-2026-004003 · Building permit (new construction) · 1 lots/units
- 2026-07-20 · #ZP-2026-007692 · Building permit (new construction)
- 2026-02-04 · #ZP-2026-000846 · Building permit (new construction)
- 2025-07-17 · #ZP-2025-006755 · Building permit (new construction)
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