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Montgomery County · Upper Dublin · MCPC #24-0146-003

The Promenade East

2101 Welsh Road, Upper Dublin, PA · 766 homes, 485,870 sq ft non-residential, mixed use · 115.0 acres

About this project

BET Investments wants to turn the former Prudential office property at 2101 Welsh Road into a mixed-use development with apartments, stacked townhomes, retail, offices, a hotel, senior assisted living, and a township police substation. The existing parking garage and a 230,000-square-foot office building stay, and a vacant office complex in the southern part of the site is being torn down. The roughly 115-acre site would also get public open space, a park, and trail links, and could later connect to a future Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: Future Turnpike access easement area may be too small; coordinate with Turnpike Authority, Stormwater basins in the interchange area must work with future highway construction, Publicly owned road needed between Welsh Road and the Turnpike, Plan does not identify which internal streets will be public, Coordinate turnpike access with PA Turnpike Commission, PennDOT, and township

Applicant
BET Investments
Engineer / rep.
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Zoning
OC
Approvals needed
conditional use
Utilities
public water, public sewer
Demolition
Vacant office complex in the southern portion of the property

Filing history

  • 2025-10-17 · MCPC #24-0146-003 · Prelim Plan, Conditional Use · 766 homes · 485,870 sq ft

County review letters
2025-10-17 · UDUBL 24-0146-003r.pdf

View all filings on the county site →

The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026

BET Investments wants to redevelop the former Prudential office campus at 2101 Welsh Road in Upper Dublin, about 115 acres, into a mixed-use neighborhood. County records list 766 new homes, including apartments and stacked townhomes. They also list about 486,000 square feet of non-residential space: retail, offices, a hotel, senior assisted living, and a township police substation.

The site now has a large office complex with a parking garage. The garage and one 230,000-square-foot office building would stay. A vacant office complex in the southern part would be torn down. Public open space, a park and trail links are also proposed.

A 2024 news report described an earlier version of the plan: about 600 apartments, 160 townhomes, 150 senior units and a 100-room hotel. It said construction might start in 2025 and take up to 10 years. Those numbers differ from the 2025 county filing, so the plan has likely changed.

What it could mean nearby

Where it stands

The county filing from October 2025 shows the plan under municipal and county review. Township zoning changes and plan approvals usually come first. Detailed land development approval and permits then follow. No final approval was found online.

Want to weigh in? Upper Dublin Township's planning commission and board of commissioners handle zoning and land development reviews, and residents can usually comment at their public meetings.

Who's behind it

BET Investments · A real estate firm that developed the nearby Promenade at Upper Dublin, a mix of apartments and retail, and other mixed-use projects in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Around the web

Planning terms explained
Mixed use
A project that combines homes, shops, offices and other uses on one site.
Zoning change
An amendment to the township rules that sets which uses are allowed on a property.
Land development plan
The detailed site plan a township reviews and approves before construction can begin.
Stacked townhomes
Townhome-style units built on top of one another, so each building holds more than one home.
Turnpike interchange
A new set of ramps connecting local roads to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

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: $555.3M