Montgomery County · Towamencin · MCPC #22-0097-003
Shops at Town Square
FORTY FOOT ROAD & ALLENTOWN ROAD, Towamencin, PA · 20,837 sq ft non-residential, retail · 52.11 acres
About this project
Shops at Town Square is a retail development with approximately 21,000 square feet of commercial space on 7.76 acres at the corner of Forty Foot Road and Allentown Road in Towamencin. The project includes fast-food and sit-down restaurants, a bank, and retail stores as part of a larger shopping village redevelopment. The site features stormwater management including a rain garden and bioretention basin.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Stormwater bioretention basin design and naturalization, Emergency spillway capacity for heavy storms, Landscaping tree coverage balance on both sides of driveway, PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit coordination, Pedestrian access connectivity to parks and neighborhoods, Signage compliance with zoning requirements
- Applicant
- Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler Engineering PA, LLC
- Zoning
- ELO
- Approvals needed
- Conditional Use approval, Highway Occupancy Permit
Filing history
- 2026-07-16 · MCPC #22-0097-003 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 20,837 sq ft
- 2024-12-27 · MCPC #22-0097-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 20,837 sq ft
- 2022-04-05 · MCPC #22-0097-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 362 sq ft
County review letters
2024-12-27 · TOWAM 22-0097-002r.pdf
2026-07-16 · TOWAM 22-0097-003r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $4.6M
- ~208 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~52 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~7.8 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Naturalized rain garden with bioretention basin and emergency spillway
- Shared parking easement with adjacent shopping center
- Pedestrian pathway and connectivity improvements
- Enhanced landscape plantings with native trees and shrubs