PHILADELPHIA-CAMDEN-WILMINGTON-ATLANTIC CITY-READING | Metro Development Thread

[TK2001]

Does anyone know what structure is going up at the corner of White Horse Pike and Woodlynne Avenue? I'm hoping it's another parking garage...another spot to shoot the skyline I hope!

[Urbanthusiat]

Originally Posted by TK2001

Does anyone know what structure is going up at the corner of White Horse Pike and Woodlynne Avenue? I'm hoping it's another parking garage...another spot to shoot the skyline I hope!

Unexciting answer... self-storage again!

https://www.highlanddv.com/property/40-white-horse-pike

[PHLtoNYC]

AC Marriott is moving forward, a much needed nicer hotel option for Delaware County.

First look: Equus debuts 'resort-style' apartments as part final phase of Ellis Preserve
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...-preserve.html

The Harrison welcomed its first tenant on Friday and has leased 23 of its 200 units so far. The five-story building is part of the final phase at the 218-acre mixed-use development. Spaeder declined to say how much development cost.

The building, at 400 Paddock Circle, has a pool, grilling stations, outdoor lounge space, a game room, a music room, about 300 parking spots, bicycle parking, a dog wash area and storage lockers. Spaeder describes it as “resort-style living” with concierge service. The spaces are designed to accommodate people who could own a home, but choose not to because of the ease of living in an apartment building.

The rest of Ellis Preserve’s final phase includes a five-story, 106-square-foot mass timber office building, 140-room Marriott AC Hotel, 75,000 square feet of retail mostly made up of restaurant and entertainment space and an 18,000 square foot wedding venue.

Much of the retail space, which includes a coffee shop, bagel shop, Pilates gym and sushi restaurant, is on track to open in late 2023. The wedding venue, hotel, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and office building are scheduled to open in 2024.

[PhillyRising]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

AC Marriott is moving forward, a much needed nicer hotel option for Delaware County.

First look: Equus debuts 'resort-style' apartments as part final phase of Ellis Preserve
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...-preserve.html

The Harrison welcomed its first tenant on Friday and has leased 23 of its 200 units so far. The five-story building is part of the final phase at the 218-acre mixed-use development. Spaeder declined to say how much development cost.

The building, at 400 Paddock Circle, has a pool, grilling stations, outdoor lounge space, a game room, a music room, about 300 parking spots, bicycle parking, a dog wash area and storage lockers. Spaeder describes it as “resort-style living” with concierge service. The spaces are designed to accommodate people who could own a home, but choose not to because of the ease of living in an apartment building.

The rest of Ellis Preserve’s final phase includes a five-story, 106-square-foot mass timber office building, 140-room Marriott AC Hotel, 75,000 square feet of retail mostly made up of restaurant and entertainment space and an 18,000 square foot wedding venue.

Much of the retail space, which includes a coffee shop, bagel shop, Pilates gym and sushi restaurant, is on track to open in late 2023. The wedding venue, hotel, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and office building are scheduled to open in 2024.

Some steel just went up on the construction site closest to West Chester Pike. Are they opening a second wedding venue. The Ballroom seems to host a lot of those. All of this seems a lot based on the land currently under construction. I look forward to having more places to take a lunch walk.

[summersm343]

Looks like a mixed use development coming to 650 Montgomery Avenue in Narberth:

-Ground-up, new construction, mixed-use development (25 luxury apartments above) in the heart of suburban Philadelphia’s ultra-affluent and dense “Main Line”
-Situated with unmatched visibility from the heavily trafficked and high-profile intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Meeting House Lane (20,000+ AADT)
-Great accessibility with curb cut entrances on Meeting House Lane andMontgomery Avenue
-Rare Main Line opportunity with 125 off-street parking spaces

Read/view more here:
https://hellomsc.com/property-listing/narberth-square/

[arkitect13]

I dont have the renderings off hand, but 2 apartment projects totalling around 450-500 units are on the way in upper dublin, with another potential proposal down the street that's further off and a decently large collection of townhomes going up for a meeting on Tuesday.

[EastSideHBG]

Originally Posted by arkitect13

I dont have the renderings off hand, but 2 apartment projects totalling around 450-500 units are on the way in upper dublin, with another potential proposal down the street that's further off and a decently large collection of townhomes going up for a meeting on Tuesday.

Not including these? UD is really exploding but they have one of the worst road networks in the area due to topography and design (the main arterials) and it's already choked out at rush hour and they are going to need to seriously reevaluate the traffic patterns.

[arkitect13]

Originally Posted by EastSideHBG

Not including these? UD is really exploding but they have one of the worst road networks in the area due to topography and design (the main arterials) and it's already choked out at rush hour and they are going to need to seriously reevaluate the traffic patterns.

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[arkitect13]

Originally Posted by EastSideHBG

Not including these? UD is really exploding but they have one of the worst road networks in the area due to topography and design (the main arterials) and it's already choked out at rush hour and they are going to need to seriously reevaluate the traffic patterns.

Its those, townhomes in maple glen go up for review today, there's 160 units across the street from the wawa, and they are debating about putting land up for sale down the street for another 160 units or so. The road network especially down there is really bad, I know they have a trail/walking path plan, it seems to be quite comprehensive, but unfortunately as of right now the area they are building up has no walkability at all

[EastSideHBG]

Originally Posted by arkitect13

Its those, townhomes in maple glen go up for review today, there's 160 units across the street from the wawa, and they are debating about putting land up for sale down the street for another 160 units or so. The road network especially down there is really bad, I know they have a trail/walking path plan, it seems to be quite comprehensive, but unfortunately as of right now the area they are building up has no walkability at all

It's crazy to see how many buildings have been demolished in this area and now what is going up in their place. It's a neat area with some beautiful natural scenery and the expansion of the walking/biking trails have been a nice addition but while the flood control project helped, it has not completely alleviated flooding so those townhomes may still get flooded out depending on how they handle the build (but at the least they may not be able to access Virginia Dr. for a while during big storms). That section is very low and why the TP is up higher and Temple did a 10-year flood study years ago and their recommendation was razing that whole area and making it wetlands. The township was going to do a land swap with the effected businesses but they decided on plan B instead, which is why the large flood retarding structures were built.

[arkitect13]

^ huh i didnt know that, heres a link to the townhome plan in maple glen, ill see if I can track the rest down
https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.ne...1676660558.pdf

[Jawnadelphia]

216 luxury apartments, including rooftop penthouses, and an upscale steakhouse restaurant coming across the street from Big Fish Grill/Hyatt Place Hotel on the Riverfront.




https://www.delawarepublic.org/show/...ons-riverfront

[EastSideHBG]

Radisson Hotel Headed To Auction In Bensalem Township

The 275-room, 8-acre property will be in an auction sale on March 20-22.
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/bensa...salem-township

[Urbanthusiat]

Some other small (and some not so small) stories from the last month we haven't touched on yet.

Pennsylvania

$6 billion data center proposed for East Whiteland

106-acre Chester County [Avondale] public golf course is becoming a public park

Pennsylvania Protects 32 Farms, 3,047 Acres In 21 Counties From Future Development

Chester County praised by U.S. for affordable housing options

Aldi market under construction on Paoli Pike in West Goshen

Former Coatesville YMCA to become restaurant and brewery

Luxury Homes Plan For Rock Hill Farm In Willistown Township

Development Proposals On Limerick Board Agenda

Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built

Self-storage facility coming to former ice rink in Elkins Park

Prominent Doylestown Office Building Sold For $9.35 Million

Publicker buildings in Linfield get Limerick Township approval to be demolished

Developer buys 14-acre Fort Washington site from Equus, plans 310-unit apartment project

Self-Storage Center, Billboards Proposed For Wooded Area Along Route 13

Mediplex Property Group Begins Construction on New Medical Office Building in Newtown, PA

Housing on Hulmeville hill clears planners. What's next?

5 Major Redevelopment Projects That Could Transform Norristown In 2023

Tesla Dealership Plans Delayed Until March In Warminster

German Grocer Lidl Purchases Falls Twp. Land For $144.6 Million

New Jersey

State Farm Refis New Jersey Industrial Park With $50M Loan

Northgate One Rehab Firm to Appear Before Zoning Board

New Fishing Pier [in Camden]: Lines In the Water Expected Later This Year

Pandemic concerns drive changes at upscale Cherry Hill apartment complex

Blackwood Wellness Dispensary for Black Horse Pike in Gloucester Twp Proposed. New Construction.

Inspira Health Woodbury and Deptford Construction Updates

Little Pond Village Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Chews Landing Rd Golf Center Property

State Agriculture Development Committee Approves Preservation of Two Farms in Camden County

Imported meats company construction plan approved for near Vineland industrial park

RLS Logistics to expand cold storage warehouse in Newfield

A slowdown for N.J.’s warehouse building boom? | Editorial

Giant offshore wind turbines take shape in Paulsboro as NJ turns on major manufacturing plant

Car-centric developer would pay $115 million for Bader Field, clean up pollution

Pleasantville approves redevelopment agreement for former Press office

Prosperity & Plight in South Jersey

South Jersey Borough's Attempts To Develop Affordable Housing Have Hit Roadblock After Roadblock

Locals want WiFi, food and jobs when South Jersey transit hub gets $250M makeover

Huge $150M hotel proposed on Jersey Shore town’s [Ocean City] boardwalk, beachfront

Cooper Health leadership seeks continued growth in South Jersey

Trenton closer to long-sought freeway removal

Trenton trying to give another second chance to historic Roebling buildings

Trenton City Council Approves Sale of City-Owned Property to Manna International Corporation

Delaware

Pa firm. completes office-to-apartment conversion at 901 Market in downtown Wilmington

Big Fish proposal reveals vision for Indian River Marina

Rookery North future to include Big Oyster Brewery

As housing grows, REACH Riverside expands focus

New warehouse expects to launch the First State Crossing project in Claymont

How Delaware's plan to resurrect Fort DuPont as a 'vibrant' riverfront haven went wrong

Food Bank celebrates topping off new Milford building

Dover City Council hears master plan for downtown revitalization

After Pandemic-Forced Pivot Away From Office, Wilmington's Riverfront East Is On Multifamily-Heavy 'Plan B'

JPMorgan Chase to invest “hundreds of millions of dollars” in Delaware site upgrades

New hotel, restaurants planned for Middletown

New businesses may be sprouting up along Routes 1 and 13 south of the C&D Canal

Longwood Gardens to purchase 505-acre du Pont Estate in Delaware

BPG proposes I-495 distribution warehouse

Maryland (Cecil County):

A look inside Great Wolf Lodge's biggest water park. Now opening sooner near Delaware.

Elkton plans big for Main Street's future

Trammell Crow buys more land in Elkton to expand industrial footprint


And a few things just outside of the Philly area I came across, but within out orbit still, worth mentioning. Developments that at least have indirect benefits for us:

20-story high-rise could help transform downtown Lancaster

Bethlehem planners to review 317 apartments on Allentown border, revised Martin Tower project

Revised plans for former Martin Tower site: More apartments; no retail, dining

Ground being cleared for 281 units as eastern Bethlehem's new era of apartments begins

Aquarium, performance venue could join Topgolf in Lower Macungie town center

Allentown planners OK City Center entertainment venue proposal

Development projects to bring housing, retail space to downtown Easton

54-unit apartment complex on Easton Avenue gets OK from Bethlehem planners

276-unit residential complex approved for construction on Slate Belt woodlands

Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services Announce Plans to Build New Behavioral Health Hospital

Former Montex Textiles site in Allentown sold, land to be used for apartment development

Air Products gets OK for warehouse plans but says partnership with Prologis 'on pause'

Cold storage warehouse looks to expand Bethlehem facility

Cargill looks to double the size of Lititz plant

'What’s next for downtown Reading?' City, businesses want more vacant properties filled

[iheartphilly]

^
Article is behind a paywall. Does it breakdown the costs? Land and building structure costs, HVAC, electrical, fit out is probably 10% of that cost. I would say the rest is the computer equipment and related accessories to run the servers and the folks to build out the inside of the data center.

[chimpskibot]

Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

This is exciting if only just because of the price tag. A lot of money for the local trades.

$6 billion data center proposed for East Whiteland

Absolute waste of money and land in chesco. These should be built in the fringes of the county or Lancaster/York County.

[Urbanthusiat]

Originally Posted by chimpskibot

Absolute waste of money and land in chesco. These should be built in the fringes of the county or Lancaster/York County.

This is a pretty polluted site, they’re spending quite a bit cleaning it up. Even then it might not be the best for residential or higher intensity use. Something like this with relatively few permanent employees (compared to the startup cost) makes sense given those conditions.

[arkitect13]

The asbestos artical truly is fascinating. I live not to far away and while I wish the area around the castle was preserved I don't mind the housing, just wish it was more affordable and dense. Theres some parking lots and underutilized lots around mainstreet ambler id love to see snatched up for mixed use projects too

[arkitect13]

Originally Posted by arkitect13

^ huh i didnt know that, heres a link to the townhome plan in maple glen, ill see if I can track the rest down
https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.ne...1676660558.pdf

tracked some more down

1125 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6055
1250 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5840
525 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6136 ( Purely speculative, its an example project they would possibly approve for the site)
435 Pennsylvania Avenue: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5843
1410 E butler: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5991 (loose proposal)
1635-1647 Limekiln Pike: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5990
200 Susquehanna:https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=3336 (this is dated 2019 so probably scrapped)
430 Limekiln pk (retail):https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6063

these are all the major-ish ones I can find. Some I'm sure are formerly proposed and fell through or are tentative ones that have a possibility of happening. Im a little disappointed with the ones around the office park though, they said they wanted a downtown Manayunk feel in the report when they announced it but all the proposals while most having mixed use, have so much parking in inconvenient places its stupid.

[EastSideHBG]

Originally Posted by arkitect13

The asbestos artical truly is fascinating. I live not to far away and while I wish the area around the castle was preserved I don't mind the housing, just wish it was more affordable and dense. Theres some parking lots and underutilized lots around mainstreet ambler id love to see snatched up for mixed use projects too

Yeah and that is a pretty massive site too, you don't realize just how big some of these lots are until the trees are cleared.

Originally Posted by arkitect13

tracked some more down

1125 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6055
1250 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5840
525 Virginia: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6136 ( Purely speculative, its an example project they would possibly approve for the site)
435 Pennsylvania Avenue: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5843
1410 E butler: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5991 (loose proposal)
1635-1647 Limekiln Pike: https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=5990
200 Susquehanna:https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=3336 (this is dated 2019 so probably scrapped)
430 Limekiln pk (retail):https://www.upperdublin.net/?wpfb_dl=6063

these are all the major-ish ones I can find. Some I'm sure are formerly proposed and fell through or are tentative ones that have a possibility of happening. Im a little disappointed with the ones around the office park though, they said they wanted a downtown Manayunk feel in the report when they announced it but all the proposals while most having mixed use, have so much parking in inconvenient places its stupid.

The last I heard the "downtown" plans are more focused on Pennsylvania Ave. near the dealerships and the old Friendly's. It kind of makes sense IF you can redevelop that whole stretch but if not, there are better options (but to your point nothing being proposed/built is truly pushing that vision forward).