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Philadelphia · Germantown - Morton · #CP-2025-003499

6225-27 Germantown Ave

6225-27 Germantown Ave, Germantown - Morton, PA · 45 homes, mixed use

About this project

A four-story mixed-use building with 45 dwelling units, a shell commercial space, accessory parking and a green roof. A later amendment changes the location of some bearing walls.

Official description: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING WITH CELLAR AND GREEN ROOF WITH PILOT HOUSE FOR USE AS A SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND FORTY-FIVE (45) DWELLING UNITS (GREEN ROOF BONUS UTILIZED) WITH ACCESSORY PARKING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 7/3/26 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2025-003499 FOR CHANGES TO LOCATION OF BEARING WALLS AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

Applicant
6227 GERMANTOWN HOLDINGS LLC
Contractor
BABYLON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LLC
Plan type
Building permit (new construction)
Land use
R-2 Residential (>2 Dwellings)|S-2 Storage (Low Hazard)
Status
Permit issued

Filing history

  • 2026-02-09 · #CP-2025-003499 · Building permit (new construction) · 45 lots/units
  • 2025-08-04 · #ZP-2024-010741 · Building permit (new construction)

City property record, permits and appeals (Atlas) →

The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026

The project is a new four-story building at 6225-27 Germantown Avenue in the Morton area of Northwest Philadelphia. It would hold 45 apartments, with a ground-floor commercial space that would be delivered as an empty shell for a future tenant. A cellar level would hold about 27 car spaces and 24 bike spaces, and the roof would be mostly planted as a green roof.

The site covers roughly 17,400 square feet, on the east side of the avenue between East Tuplehocken Street and East Washington Lane. A one-story commercial building now stands there and is being replaced. Local news reports say the plan fits the site's existing zoning and was cleared in 2025. No opposition, and no named commercial tenant, turned up in the sources found. A later amendment to the county filing moves some load-bearing walls.

What it could mean nearby

Where it stands

Permits were issued and the old building was cleared for demolition in early 2026, so the project is approved and moving toward construction. The next steps are demolition, construction inspections (including review of the wall amendment), and then finding a commercial tenant and leasing the apartments. No construction schedule was found.

Want to weigh in? The zoning approval is already granted and permits are issued, so no further public hearing is known. Questions can go to the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections or the local City Council district office.

Who's behind it

6227 Germantown Holdings LLC (with Babylon Resource Management LLC) · The county filing lists these two companies, but no official website or description of their other projects was found.

Around the web

Planning terms explained
By-right
A project that meets the zoning rules as written and so needs no special exception from the zoning board.
CMX-2
A Philadelphia zoning category for neighborhood commercial areas that allows shops along with apartments.
Green roof density bonus
An allowance for extra apartments in exchange for covering much of the roof with plants.
Shell commercial space
A ground-floor space built with walls and utilities but not fitted out for a specific business.
Bearing wall
A wall that holds up the floors or roof above it, so moving one requires an engineering review.

Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.

Scope estimate for contractors

Estimated construction value: $25.2M