CVS Property Developer Moving Along In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —Progress is being made for the first development of the borough Mixed-Use Town Center Ordinance.

Borough officials have announced plans to develop the long-dormant CVS on South York Road are inching forward.

After Hatboro Borough Council approved conditional use and land development approvals in late November, developer 24-28 South York Road Associates, LP, is working on the next steps before construction can begin.

The developer will construct a four-story building with 36 "high-end, professional" apartments and retail space on the first floor.

Borough officials said the developer is working on the next steps of filing agreements, posting financial security, and getting permit applications.

"We will keep everyone updated on the groundbreaking," officials said.

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

A second project received final approval at the council's meeting late last month.

Hatboro Borough Council approved preliminary and final land development at its meeting last week for the properties at 21-23 and 37 N. York Road for 102 residential apartments and 4,732 square feet of first-floor retail/commercial/office use space.

Developers JERC Partners LXIX, LLC last presented plans before the Hatboro Planning Commission last November.

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.