the whole truth nothing but the truth i do thank you please proceed and are you a licensed real
estate broker i am and how long have you been a broker i've been a broker for 15 years
i've been a broker for 15 years and are you familiar with this property at 1227 south 46
and are you familiar with this property
yes i am and are you familiar with the areas surrounding the property
yes i am and could you describe that area uh the area is primarily made up of residential properties
um a mix of uh three and two story properties single family and this particular side of the
Street has several multifamily residences. As you get closer to Woodland Avenue, or actually
when you get to Woodland Avenue, there is some small commercial uses, but they're pretty far
down the street. And given the location and zoning of the property, in your professional
opinion, what's the appropriate use of the property? Considering where this particular
parcel is located between other duplexes, a duplex use is the highest and best use for this
property and is this property viable as a single-family residence i do not see it being
viable as a single-family residence considering that is is situated between duplexes to the north
and south and is this property unique on this block due to its location is the only vacant
property surrounded by duplexes um it is it is unique considering it is surrounded by other
duplex properties. That's correct. And did the property owner do anything to create this
situation? No, the other properties were existing prior to his interest in this property. And in
your professional opinion, does the location of the property create an unnecessary hardship
to this property that justifies granting the requested variance? No, I believe it fits in
uniformly with the properties that surround it directly. And if granted, will this variance
holder the essential character of the neighborhood?
Not, not at all.
And if granted, will the variance substantially or permanently impair the appropriate use
or development of adjacent properties?
And will the granting of the variance be detrimental to the public?
No, it will not.
Can the hardship created by this property, the location of the property, and surrounding
uses be cured by granting of a dimensional variance?
I don't see how that's possible, no.
is the variance requested the minimum variance required to develop this property
uh yes and are your foregoing statements based upon your professional opinion as a real estate
broker it is i have no further questions for mr tory i just wanted to briefly call on mayor
Badish, one of the property owners? Yes, hi, can you hear me? Yes, Mr. Badish, please spell your
name, first and last name, and give us your address. Sure, first name is Meir, M-E-I-R,
last name is Badush, B-A-D-U-S-H. My office address is 1744 Federal Street, Philadelphia,
PA-19146.
Thank you.
Affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I affirm.
Please proceed.
Mayor, did you hear my opening statements?
Yes, I did.
And are they true and correct?
Correct, yes.
And do you adopt them as your testimony?
I have no further witnesses or presentation, Mr. Chairman.
Any questions from the board?
no no no anyone else wish to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
no hands thank you planning commission good morning mr chairman and members of the board
David Fecteau, F-E-C-T-E-A-U, with the City Planning Commission.
We're in the firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.
Yes, sir, I do.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Mr. Chairman and members of the board, this property is indicated for single-family residential use in the city's comprehensive plan.
However, we believe that this property will be in character with the surrounding block.
Accordingly, we have no objection to granting this variance.
Thank you.
mi-2020-0008231227 south 46th street my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
my vote is yes my vote is yes thank you thank you calendar number mi 2020 00017 128 east wyoming avenue
anyone here for east wyoming avenue 128 east wyoming avenue
ahmed johnny are you here for this case for wyoming avenue
yes i am okay i'm sorry this is sharon saletta before mr ahmed starts um i wanted to say that
we did receive his exhibits and we received a letter of non-opposition from councilwoman
sanchez great mr ahmed or mr johnny give me one minute he has to oh okay
I'm having problems Abby
tanya um could you promote the um gentleman with his hand up i'm mad johnny to a panelist
i'm having a problem promoting okay thank you
you should be promoted now
thank you i'm at you can is this sister
okay you can um share your screen with your exhibits as necessary but you're going to wait
for the chair to swear you in okay you're going to do it
mr johnny can you hear me yes i could hear you ma'am can you put your name and address on the
record. My name is Ahmed Johnny, A-H-M-E-D-J-O-N-N-Y. My address is 217 West
Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia PA 19120. I'm here regarding 128 East
Wyoming Avenue. Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the
truth i do do you also uh strike that mr chair you hear me now yes
i had to get off you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
okay please proceed so this is a permit for a four-family dwelling multifamily dwelling
in an existing structure you may proceed
mr johnny do you have any floor plans any photographs of the property yes i do your
Could you please share them with us?
Is it visible?
Barely.
Are you holding them up?
Let me see.
I'm not familiar with the system. Can I ask for assistance by my son?
Yes, absolutely.
Oh, sure.
Thank you so much. Can you share the blueprint that I have on my patients?
It's in the photos?
Yes, it's in the photos.
It's in the photos?
Which photo?
The photo is of the group right here.
I need your help sometime.
Mr. Sherman, can you see it?
Yeah, could you enlarge that?
This is Wyoming, Gavin. You're right in the front right here.
And that turns to the apartment and that's right here is the emergency exit and to the
right of the blueprint. Rotate that it's... Rotate it?
rotate rotate that it's rotate it yeah please because it's
All right, just try to describe it as best as possible, it's a basement plan, I can't
figure it out.
How about, I have the blueprint, the original one posted on the wall, maybe it will be.
That's too difficult.
We can't read that.
How do you rotate the camera?
There you go.
Can you read this one better?
If you enlarge it and bring it up to us,
because it's...
No? No. I have emailed the blueprint.
So I don't know, Mr. Chairman, this is the best of my knowledge.
aaron is there anything in that file that uh is any particular interest for the board
on the plan do you have that plan um i do have the plan i can try to
email you the exhibit packet if you can pull it up
there are photos there's the uh the summary of the rco meeting the rco supports the project
it's all right we're gonna just have to rely on the rco and we'll hear what the
planning commission has to say any board member have any questions no
anyone else wish to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
no hands thank you planning commission good morning david effecto city planning commission
mr chairman and members of the board this property is indicated for residential single
family use on the city's comprehensive plan this appears to be a pre-existing three-unit building
and considering that the councilwoman is not opposed and the rco supports it
We do not believe that adding one more unit will have an adverse impact on the block,
so we are not going to object to this variance.
Thank you very much.
MI-2020-000017, 128 East Wyoming Avenue, my vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
calendar number mi 2020 000 862 1429-31 federal street
Mr. Whelan you've been promoted to panelists you're going to meet your mic and share your
screen as necessary but wait to be sworn in hi Mr. Whelan name and address for the record please
Yes, thank you. Sean Whalen, S-E-A-N, last name W-H-A-L-E-N, Vintage Law, 6 Coulter, C-O-U-L-T-E-R Avenue, Suite 1000, Ardmore, PA-19003.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
And do you also agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership, tax compliance, refusal, referral, photos, plans,
five days in advance of this hearing, and have you met with the RCO, and do you have a letter?
five days in advance of this hearing and have you met with the rco and do you have a letter yes to
all thank you you may proceed before you begin mr will was this address at this case in front of us
once before uh for 14 for 14 29 to 39 i don't believe so um the former satellite auto repair
shop so that there was uh this is two properties 1429 to 31 federal street which is a long time
vacant lot um i believe that was previously part of a property fronting on north 15th
and has been subdivided there was something in there around that that's why i asked okay
okay um yeah and then the second property is 1433 to 39 federal street i'm sorry 1433 to 39
federal street which my client purchased in february of 2019 is the long time vacant lot
and 1429 to 31 federal street is a uh existing car audio and audio auto body business that is um
now a consolidated property and uh i'll i'll give you the the map here in a second
So Sean Whalen, Vintage Law, here on behalf of the owner, and we have one refusal today,
which is we are proposing 42 dwelling units in a four-story building, 35 dwelling units
are permitted by right.
I am very happy to say, because it doesn't happen often these days, that the RCO was
overwhelmingly in favor.
we got a 13 to 4 vote in our favor by the RCO and what you can see here is the
zoning plan I will skip over unless the board has any questions all of the
required documentation the deeds tax clearance certificate all of that that
was emailed to the board and no need to belabor it now unless the board has
questions so what you see here essentially this longer parcel a deeper
parcel this is federal street uh north 15th would be one property over this is actually the uh mr
whalen we do not see oh i forgot to hit yes okay sorry about that no problem
okay now can you see my screen
yes yes apologize for that there's always one more button and i forget to push it
No problem. No worries. All right, so here's a copy of the refusal as you can see one
refusal listed
Again 42 units are being proposed 35 are by right. Here's a copy of the
RCO's letter
Everyone showing support
Okay, now here's a what the property actually looks like it has this l shape to it
This shorter portion here, boxier side, is currently the long time vacant lot.
This longer portion here is what's improved with the car audio auto body shop that will
be demolished and the two properties are consolidated at this time.
So what you can see, this is just an aerial view showing where we're at.
we are not the corner of Federal and 15th, but we're one property over, and then it goes
all the way back just off of Broad as you head to 15th.
Here's kind of an aerial view showing what's along here, dialysis facility, and a couple of
ear distributors, along with auto repair. It's kind of the state of the commercial market here.
And then here's the zoning map.
So we are zoned CMX2.
We are proposing first floor commercial with the remainder being residential.
I can show you here are some photos of the existing site that were provided.
This one right here shows the vacant use.
Here is the auto body shop next door.
and these other properties are the ones indicative of what's immediately surrounding us.
So again, everything is by right.
We have 14 bike spaces, zero vehicular parking spaces in a four-story building.
Here again is that odd shape that we've got.