Rock-climbing gym part of new Fishtown apartment building

Philadelphia's design-review panel has given the nod to plans for a new mixed-use building near the Sugarhouse Casino in Fishtown with 169 apartment units and a 23,000-square-foot rock-climbing gym.

Members of the Civic Design Review board voted Tuesday to end their discussion of the project at 1100 N. Delaware Ave. Since the project's developer, Core Realty, is seeking no variances or other relief from land-use regulations, the CDR vote clears the project for the issuance of its zoning approvals.

Included in the proposal are 25 surface parking spots and 75 below-grade spaces.