New 14-Home Development Proposed On Phoenixville's North End

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Officials are considering a new development in Phoenixville that would bring 14 new homes to the north side of the borough. It's reignited ongoing debates over traffic, density, affordability, and the shifting character of a historic district.

The proposal would bring 14 twin units to the southeastern and southwestern corners of Vanderslice Street and Gay Street, immediately adjacent to the edge of the Gay Street Bridge.

The developer, Audubon Land Development Corp., is behind several other redevelopments in the surrounding area. They're also the new owners of the historic St. Gabriel's Hall in Audubon, bought last fall for $14.5 million.

The plans for the lots in Phoenixville are still preliminary, and have been under review by the borough's Planning Commission since October. They're calling it the Station Hill Subdivision.

As of now, the 14 twin units will all face Vanderslice, and will each feature a front porch, garage, and driveway, with a total of three parking spaces available for reach unit.

Specifics have not yet been made publicly available, but the developer says they plan to build new stormwater management and lightning, as well as landscaping for the area.

All told, the development covers 2.73 acres.

Some area residents are less than thrilled.

"Phoenixville went from beautiful, to decay, then to being revived," one wrote on the popular Phoenixville, PA History by Vincent Martino Jr. page. "But the town and the developers are so greedy, they have run amok and the town is ugly and unrecognizable now. It’s a cartoon town and weekend playground for Philly."

"I live right next to here and to think about all of the animals that I see that live in the woods there that will be displaced or killed makes me so sad," a different resident added.

"Just wish they’d make the builders fix the 1900’s roads. Too many people in this area, and what happened to open space acts?" asked another.

Ultimate costs for these units are not yet known. The Planning Commission will deliberate on the proposal at a forthcoming meeting.