Montgomery County · Pottstown · MCPC #24-0046-001
High Street Commons
305 High St, Pottstown, PA · 11 homes, 3,421 sq ft non-residential, mixed use · 0.22 acres
About this project
The owner is renovating the existing downtown building at 305 East High Street in Pottstown rather than replacing it. The work would create eleven apartments and ground-floor retail space, with a 6,130 square foot second-floor addition and underground parking.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Charlotte Street facade may not meet wall-to-opening ratio requirement, Building size requirements not yet demonstrated, Dead-end parking lots need back-up area for end stalls, Street tree landscaping requirements
- Applicant
- Lastick Acquisitions, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- D.L. Howell & Associates, Inc.
- Zoning
- D
- Tax parcel
- 16-00-14848-00-4
- Cross street
- North Charlotte Street
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2024-02-23 · MCPC #24-0046-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 11 homes · 3,421 sq ft
County review letters
2024-02-23 · POTTS 24-0046-001r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The county records describe a plan to renovate an existing downtown building at 305 East High Street in Pottstown instead of tearing it down. The building would be turned into a mixed-use property with eleven apartments and ground-floor retail space of about 3,400 square feet.
The plan also includes a second-floor addition of about 6,130 square feet and underground parking. The site is small, roughly a fifth of an acre, so the project would fit within the existing downtown street pattern.
No news coverage, meeting agendas, developer project page or hearing notices were found for this project. Nothing online confirms approvals, opposition or who might rent the retail space. This summary relies on the county filing alone.
What it could mean nearby
- Eleven new apartments would add downtown housing and likely more people using nearby shops and services.
- Ground-floor retail could add storefront activity along High Street.
- Underground parking suggests the plan aims to keep residents' cars off the street, but no traffic study was found.
- Reusing the existing building avoids demolition and keeps the downtown streetscape.
Where it stands
The latest county filing is dated February 2024, and no approvals or hearings were found online. Projects like this usually go through borough zoning and land-development review, then building permits, before construction starts.
- Feb 23, 2024 Latest filing on record with the county planning commission
Want to weigh in? Pottstown Borough's planning and zoning bodies would review this kind of project, and residents can usually comment at their public meetings. Check the borough's website for agendas, because no specific hearing was found.
Who's behind it
Lastick Acquisitions, LLC · Lastick Acquisitions, LLC is the company named on the county filing as the owner. No official website or details about its other projects were found.
Planning terms explained
- Mixed use
- A building that combines different uses, such as homes above and shops on the ground floor.
- Land development
- The formal local review of a building project's layout, parking, drainage and access.
- Addition
- New floor area built onto an existing building rather than a whole new building.
- Zoning
- Local rules that set what can be built on a property and how large it can be.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $7.0M
- ~352 roofing squares
- ~11 HVAC systems
- ~11 kitchens / 22+ bathrooms
- ~30,800 sq ft of finished living space
- ~17 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~8 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Renovation of existing building
- Second-floor addition
- Underground parking
- Ground-floor retail space
- New apartments on two floors
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