Back in November, we gave you the good news that Spring Arts Point, developer Lawrence Rust’s large residential development centered around 10th & Mount Vernon, was restarting construction after taking a few years between building phases. We were back in the area the other day, and snapped a couple of photos of the three new homes, 924-28 Mount Vernon St.

The three new homes

The homes next door, which have been up for a couple of years

The first thing you notice when looking at the new addition to the development is that these homes have a distinctly different appearance than the homes that came before. As you can see, the bricks are a different color and several panels that accent the facades have been eliminated. We were curious about these architectural changes, and reached out to Rust to get some answers.

Rust suggested that the change was primarily an effort to suggest to potential buyers and existing neighbors that this is “a new day,” and that construction would be moving forward on the additional homes in this development. As we’ve reported in the past, this entire block, save three homes, has contained slab foundations for the past several years, waiting for the next round of building. And with the housing market on the road to recovery, and renewed interest in this neighborhood and North Broad Street, the timing is right.

Many more homes to build. Image from Trend.

As soon as the three homes are finished, Rust intends to build the three homes next door with the same look, but a little bit taller. These six homes, along with having a different look from the already constructed homes, will include improved materials on the rears of the buildings, modified floor plans, and HVAC units on the roofs. Once the six are finished and sold, Rust hopes to continue the development down 10th Street, and intends to have yet another design in place, to create some architectural diversity among the homes in the development.

Three more homes coming soon next door

It’s just tremendous to see this project starting up again. And if the viaduct can ever turn into a green space as so many people hope, the immediate surrounding area will change from an interesting, up-and-coming neighborhood to a high-demand, ultra-desirable neighborhood overnight. We can’t wait to see how things progress in the years to come.