459-471 Old York Rd

About this project

A four-story mixed-use building is planned at 459–471 Old York Road in Jenkintown, with about 3,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 40 residential units. Three lots would be combined, with one of them split in two to make room for a loading area on Johnson Street. The existing two-story building, two accessory structures, a surface parking lot, and a wooded strip along Cherry Street would be demolished. The county planning commission generally supports the plan but wants changes to streetscape, lighting, and landscaping before final approval.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: Streetscape has a lot of pavement and little greenery, Streetscape may be out of human scale with the surrounding community, Sidewalk pattern should continue to connect with the borough, Pedestrian-scaled lighting recommended, No landscape plan submitted, Street trees recommended along Old York Road and Cherry Street

Applicant

459-471 Old York Road, LLC

Zoning

Neighborhood Commercial Residential District

Approvals needed

subdivision and land development approval, parking reduction from 1.5 to 1 space per unit

Demolition

Existing two-story building, two accessory structures, surface parking, and a wooded area along Cherry Street