Montgomery County · Whitpain · MCPC #24-0089-002
The Reed Property
1448, 1462, & 1486 Skippack Pike, Whitpain, PA · 90 homes, senior apartments · 21.67 acres
About this project
Franklin Village Partners, LLC proposes a 90-unit active adult housing community on about 21.7 acres along Skippack Pike (PA-73) in Whitpain Township, near Dekalb Pike. About 8.5 acres would be developed, and the remaining 13.2 acres would stay open, with tennis, pickleball and bocce courts and a dog park. The project needs conditional use approval under the township's age-restricted overlay.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Highway occupancy permit needed from PennDOT for driveway change on Skippack Pike, Right-of-way on Skippack Pike should allow room for future bicycle facilities, Level spreader in underground detention pond needs Township Engineer approval, Buffer requirements under township code must be met, Add more shrub varieties along parking lot edge facing Skippack Pike, Identify snow removal dumping areas in parking lots
- Applicant
- Franklin Village Partners, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Howell Engineering
- Zoning
- R-1 & R-2 with Age-Restricted Overlay
- Approvals needed
- conditional use
Filing history
- 2024-09-16 · MCPC #24-0089-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 90 homes
- 2024-04-18 · MCPC #24-0089-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Conditional Use · 90 homes
County review letters
2024-04-18 · WHITP 24-0089-001r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Franklin Village Partners, LLC proposes an active adult community of 90 homes on about 21.7 acres along Skippack Pike (PA-73) in Whitpain Township, near Dekalb Pike. Active adult means the homes are age-restricted, meant for older residents. A township report from late 2024 describes the homes as sharing one large building of roughly 179,000 square feet.
About 8.5 acres would be built on. The other 13.2 acres would stay open, with tennis, pickleball and bocce courts and a dog park. The land is called the Reed Property.
The site sits in the township's age-restricted development overlay, a zoning layer that allows this kind of housing only if the township supervisors approve it as a conditional use. No news coverage, opposition or approval decision specific to this project was found online. The same township report mentions access from existing driveways on Stenton Avenue.
What it could mean nearby
- Access: a township report mentions existing driveways on Stenton Avenue. Traffic effects on Skippack Pike were not found in the sources.
- Open space: about 13.2 of the 21.7 acres would stay undeveloped, with recreation courts and a dog park.
- Housing: 90 new age-restricted homes would be added. Because residents would be older adults, school-age children would likely not be a factor.
Where it stands
The latest county filing is dated September 2024, and the township logged a land development application (LD-3-24) by November 2024. The project needs conditional use approval from the township supervisors. After that, detailed plans normally go through planning commission and supervisor review. No decision was found online.
- Nov 2024 Township engineer's report lists the Reed Property land development application (LD-3-24).
- Sep 16, 2024 Latest filing in the county planning records.
Who's behind it
Franklin Village Partners, LLC · Listed as the applicant in the county records. No company website or other projects were found.
Around the web
- Land developments report, November 2024Whitpain Township · Nov 1, 2024Lists the Reed Property land development (LD-3-24) at 1486 Skippack Pike, with 90 age-restricted units on about 21.67 acres in the overlay district.
Planning terms explained
- Conditional use
- A use the zoning allows only after the governing body holds a public hearing and finds that the listed conditions are met.
- Age-restricted overlay
- An extra zoning layer that lets housing for older adults be built in areas where it would not otherwise be allowed.
- Land development
- The formal township review of a site plan for new buildings, roads, drainage and utilities.
- Active adult housing
- Homes limited to older residents, usually with fewer services than assisted living.
- Open space
- Land that is kept undeveloped or used for recreation instead of buildings.
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.
How to comment officially
For this project: The Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors decides conditional use requests at a public hearing, and residents can attend or submit comments through the township, which posts agendas on its website.
In Pennsylvania, Whitpain decides on this plan, not the county. The county planning commission only reviews it and sends recommendations.
- Speak at the Whitpain planning commission or governing body (board of supervisors or council) meeting when the plan is on the agenda. Public comment there goes on the official record.
- Or email or mail a written comment to the Whitpain manager or zoning officer, name the plan and its address, and ask that your comment be entered into the record.
Find Whitpain's meeting agendas →
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $20.2M
- ~450 roofing squares
- ~90 HVAC systems
- ~90 kitchens / 180+ bathrooms
- ~81,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~8.4 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Underground stormwater detention pond with level spreader
- Driveway alteration onto PA-73 requiring PennDOT highway occupancy permit
- Tennis, pickleball and bocce courts
- Dog park
- Parking lot with double-painted stall striping
- Landscaping with shrub rows and street trees
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