Permits have been issued for a new single-family residential building at 2425 N. Philip St. in West Kensington, according to filed documents. The project calls for a three-story, attached structure spanning about 1,800 square feet, plus a cellar and a roof deck.
Permits list Renato Rizaj as the owner, Here’s The Plan LLC as the design firm, and Alpha Construction Group as the contractor. Total construction costs are listed at $205,000, including $166,000 for general construction, $19,000 for plumbing, and $10,000 each for electrical and mechanical work.
The building is listed as R-3 residential occupancy and is set to be fully sprinklered in accordance with NFPA 13D. The approved zoning plan places the home on a narrow lot along North Philip Street. Plans list a 616-square-foot lot, a 518-square-foot building footprint, and a 98-square-foot rear yard, equaling 25 percent of the lot area.
For mason contractors and crews tracking facade scope, the elevations show a masonry base, brick veneer along the outer portions of the front facade, and a centered vertical panel bay with stacked windows. The side elevation shows horizontal siding and a visible cantilever, which puts extra focus on clean transitions between cladding types and the layout of control joints and terminations shown in the drawings.
The roof deck is designed with a 36-inch guardrail and a roof-deck access structure set back from the front. For trades working around the roofline, it helps to coordinate early on guardrail attachment points, deck waterproofing sequencing, and any penetrations that need to be detailed before finishes go in.
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