CVS Developer Nearing Construction Start In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The developer of the former CVS could break ground on an approved apartment plan at the start of the new year.

Before a meeting with Borough Council to construct a four-story building with apartments and retail space late last month, developers 24-28 South York Road Associates, LP, told Patch that the ground could be broken at the start of the year if approval was granted.

The Borough Council unanimously granted conditional use and preliminary/final land development approvals for the developer of the former CVS property on South York Road.

That cleared the way for 36 "high-end, professional" apartments and retail space on the first floor.

The CVS project is the first under the borough's mixed-use Town Center Ordinance to receive the stamp of approval by the Borough Council.

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.

Gamburg's Furniture, which has closed permanently, has yet to file an application with the Hatboro Planning Commission for development, borough officials said in a recent land development update.

The business closed after operating in the borough for 94 years.