Montgomery County · Cheltenham · MCPC #24-0136-002
Ashlyn Apartments (1900 Ashbourne Rd)
1900 Ashbourne Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19012, Cheltenham, PA · 99 homes, 16,250 sq ft non-residential, mixed use · 7.99 acres
About this project
Lynnewood Gardens Properties, LLC proposes three new three-story buildings in the northeast corner of the existing Lynnewood Gardens apartment complex at 1900 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham. Together they would add 99 apartments, office and retail space in the Ashbourne Road building, a 217-space parking lot, and an outdoor plaza. Most of the mature wooded area on the site would be cleared, and a retaining wall would be built around a designated wetland.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: High replacement tree requirement after clearing most of the wooded area, Replacement trees should be placed on adjacent Lynnewood Gardens land, No sidewalks along Ashbourne Road west of the site, Pedestrian access to the new amenity space from the rest of the complex, Parking lot near the pool needs shade trees, Zoning table commercial total does not match building figures (16,250 sq ft)
- Applicant
- Lynnewood Gardens Properties, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Robert E. Blue Consulting Engineers, P.C.
- Zoning
- MU-1
- Approvals needed
- waivers from Cheltenham Township subdivision and land development ordinance
Filing history
- 2025-06-30 · MCPC #24-0136-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 99 homes · 16,250 sq ft
- 2024-06-04 · MCPC #24-0136-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 99 homes · 16,905 sq ft
County review letters
2024-06-04 · CHELT 24-0136-001r.pdf
2025-06-30 · CHELT 24-0136-002r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $59.7M
- ~3,168 roofing squares
- ~99 HVAC systems
- ~99 kitchens / 198+ bathrooms
- ~277,200 sq ft of finished living space
- ~54 roofing squares (assumes 3 stories)
- ~40 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~5.3 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Retaining wall around a designated wetland
- Realigned entrance driveway connecting to Spring Avenue
- 217-space parking lot with 3 EV charging stations
- Outdoor plaza and gazebo
- Replacement tree planting with fee in lieu for trees not planted on site
- New sidewalk connection within the development