CVS Apartments Plan Up For Vote Monday In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The first development planned under the borough's Town Center Ordinance will go before the Borough Council later this month when a decision could be made.

The Hatboro Borough Council will hold a conditional use hearing at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 27, at Loller Academy for the property located at 24-28 S. York Road, the former home of CVS Pharmacy.

Residents are encouraged to attend the hearing and provide comments, and feedback.

The project was recommended to be moved along to the Borough Council by the Planning Commission in mid-October after several meetings.

Developers 24-28 South York Road Associates, LP, presented the plans but got pushback from residents regarding parking, lighting, landscaping, electric vehicle charging stations, and a façade that one resident had called "cold and angry" during an August presentation.

But developers and borough officials worked out the parking issues and made the façade a little softer and more in line on design with Hatboro's historic heritage.

Plans call for a four-story building with 36 "high-end, professional" apartments and retail space on the first floor.

The CVS property was the first to be considered under the borough's mixed-use Town Center Ordinance.

In late January, the Hatboro Borough Council approved a mixed-use ordinance for a section of York Road after a public hearing of 50 people.

The ordinance allows developers to make proposals that could see building heights go to 60 feet provided they meet certain guidelines, meaning that the downtown district could have taller buildings and apartments.

The option allows for buildings along York Road —from Byberry Road to Montgomery Avenue —to be taller than the current 35 feet allowed.

All plans need final approval by the Hatboro Borough Council.