Montgomery County · Whitemarsh · MCPC #25-0101-001
Smith Zoning Hearing Board #2024-19
717 Ridge Pike, Whitemarsh, PA · senior living · 14.04 acres
About this project
A three-story nursing home with 500 beds is proposed on the roughly 14-acre lot at 717 Ridge Pike in Whitemarsh Township, where a single-family home now sits. The project needs a special exception from the township zoning hearing board. The county planning commission generally supports it but has raised comments.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Steep slope overlay review, Institutional use not addressed in township land-use plan, Access via three existing Ridge Pike curb cuts, one unused, Residential design character per Montco 2040, Traffic, noise and light impacts
- Engineer / rep.
- Gorski Engineering, Inc.
- Zoning
- AA
- Approvals needed
- special exception
Filing history
- 2025-05-08 · MCPC #25-0101-001 · Sketch Plan
County review letters
2025-05-08 · WHITE 25-0101-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
- ~14.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Structured parking garage beneath building (231 spaces)
- Six new stormwater management areas
- Extensive site landscaping
- Reuse of three existing curb cuts for access