Architectural rendering of the Savoy, a proposed apartment building in Harrisburg (credit: Warehaus)
A proposed residential building near the new federal courthouse has passed a key milestone as the developer looks to start the apartment project.
Last week, the Harrisburg Planning Commission unanimously approved a land development and lot consolidation plan for the Savoy, a 48-unit apartment building proposed for the 1500-block of N. 6th Street.
Nearly a year ago, Harrisburg-based Vice Capital, a firm headed by retired NFL running back LeSean McCoy, purchased 1522, 1524 and 1526 N. 6th St., along with several adjoining grassy lots for $575,000. Three blighted buildings currently occupy the site—a 1950s-era commercial building flanked by two 110-year-old houses long used for apartments.
The developer expects to raze the existing structures next month, according to Jonathan Bowser, managing partner of Wormleysburg-based Integrated Development Partners, the project’s general contractor.
“We’re very excited to get started,” Bowser told commission members.
These three buildings are set to be razed for the project.
Before construction can begin, the project will need additional city approvals, including final approval by Harrisburg City Council.
During the planning commission meeting, Bowser said that the four-story, 62,370-square-foot building will include a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 432 to 941 square feet. The $8 million project also includes first-floor commercial space, a 45-space parking lot and a rooftop deck.
Ten of the building’s 48 units will be considered affordable housing, Bowser said.
“This looks like a good project,” said commission chair Joseph Alsberry, who reminisced about the discount goods store that occupied the site when he was growing up in Harrisburg.
Over the past few years, the area around the new courthouse has attracted much interest from developers who have proposed numerous residential buildings, though few have broken ground. In fact, just recently, a developer who had proposed a 142-unit apartment building at N. 4th and Reily streets, put the undeveloped site on the market, asking $3.65 million.
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