Montgomery County · Lower Merion · MCPC #24-0256-002
55 Ardmore Ave
55 Ardmore Avenue, Lower Merion, PA · 48 homes, senior living · 0.91 acres
About this project
HumanGood proposes a four-story apartment building with 48 units for residents aged 62 and older on Ardmore Avenue in Lower Merion, north of School Lane, as an expansion of the neighboring Ardmore House. It would sit on the site of an existing township parking lot and share a driveway with the existing building, with 34 parking spaces plus 7 spaces for township permit parking. The county planning commission generally supports the plan but raised a few zoning items.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: No replacement trees proposed for removed viable trees, Shared driveway wider than the 12 ft limit (existing condition), Bicycle parking below the minimum requirement
- Applicant
- HumanGood
- Engineer / rep.
- Cornerstone Consulting Engineers & Design Services, Inc.
- Zoning
- MDR2
- Approvals needed
- preliminary land development approval, waivers
- Demolition
- existing township parking lot
Filing history
- 2025-03-17 · MCPC #24-0256-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 48 homes
- 2024-11-21 · MCPC #24-0256-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 48 homes
County review letters
2024-11-21 · LMERI 24-0256-001r.pdf
2025-03-17 · LMERI 24-0256-002r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $10.8M
- ~240 roofing squares
- ~48 HVAC systems
- ~48 kitchens / 96+ bathrooms
- ~43,200 sq ft of finished living space
- Underground stormwater infiltration basin
- Surface parking lot with site lighting
- Internal pedestrian pathways and landscaping
- Rooftop condensing units behind parapet screening
- At-grade emergency generator and electrical transformer
- 6 ft privacy fence along property line