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By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

The 127-year-old Broad Street Armory building, one of Philadelphia’s oldest constructions, is almost history. Less than one month after a crane started tearing down the long-vacant crumbling building located at 1221 South Broad Street in Passyunk Square, the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a zoning variance to developer Michael Carosella\u2019s plans to replace the property with a new, modern structure that will include 50 apartments.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a> <\/em>reports that the six-story rental building designed by Landmark Architectural Design will also feature an eco-friendly 1,000-square-foot green roof, a community meeting room, indoor storage space for up to 20 bikes and an outdoor parking garage with 52 spaces.<\/p>\n

The plans do not include ground floor commercial\/retail space at this point, but an adjustment could be made provided that the members of the South Broad Street Neighbors Association approve it and a potential tenant would want to lease space in the building. All units will be two-bedroom from 900 to 1,300 square feet with rents estimated to go between $1,500 and $2,900 a month. Reportedly, the project should be completed by the end of 2014.<\/p>\n

Built in 1886 to house the National Guard Third Regiment Armory, the brick-clad structure was owned since the 1980s by the Tolentine Community Center which purchased it from the City for $106,000 to be used solely for community and social service programs, according to The Passyunk Post<\/a><\/em>. Earlier this year the building was acquired by Carosella, which owns C&R Building Supply on Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n

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Photo of\u00a0Broad Street Armory Building in 2011 via Google Maps<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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