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Montgomery County · Lower Merion · MCPC #18-0320-008

SOPI - 121 E City Pad Site

121 E City Avenue, Lower Merion, PA · 2,584 sq ft non-residential, retail · 19.91 acres

About this project

The owner of the Bala Shopping Center at 121 East City Avenue in Lower Merion is amending its preliminary land development plan. The work includes a building expansion of about 2,584 square feet on a site of roughly 19.9 acres, along with a reworked parking layout and driveway changes off Belmont Avenue.

County planning commission: No position

Issues raised: Stormwater recharge for new roof runoff, Storm sewer capacity for added flows, Right-out driveway on Belmont Avenue needs larger curb radii, Removal or relocation of West Drive access drives near Belmont Avenue, Parking space depth and layout, Curbed island behind existing restaurant replaced by striping

Applicant
Federal Realty OP LP
Engineer / rep.
Bohler Engineering LLC
Approvals needed
Highway Occupancy Permit, Planning Module or exemption approval (City of Philadelphia and DEP), Lighting plan approval, Planting plan approval
Utilities
public water (Aqua Pennsylvania), public sewer, public storm sewer

Filing history

  • 2025-10-20 · MCPC #18-0320-008 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 2,584 sq ft
  • 2025-09-19 · MCPC #18-0320-007 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 2,584 sq ft
  • 2025-09-18 · MCPC #18-0320-006 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 2,584 sq ft
  • 2021-08-27 · MCPC #18-0320-005 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 220 homes · 15,547 sq ft
  • 2021-06-15 · MCPC #18-0320-004 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 220 homes · 16,605 sq ft
  • 2020-12-18 · MCPC #18-0320-003 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan, Conditional Use · 230 homes · 10,000 sq ft
  • 2020-11-02 · MCPC #18-0320-002 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan, Conditional Use · 230 homes · 9,660 sq ft
  • 2018-12-21 · MCPC #18-0320-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 200 homes · 83,735 sq ft

County review letters
2025-09-19 · LMERI 18-0320-007r.pdf
2025-10-20 · LMERI 18-0320-008r.pdf

View all filings on the county site →

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Scope estimate for contractors

Estimated construction value: $568K