Montgomery County · Whitemarsh · MCPC #25-0195-001
488 Bethlehem Pike
488 Bethlehem Pike, Whitemarsh, PA · 19 homes, townhomes · 3.22 acres
About this project
W.B. Homes Land Acquisitions wants to redevelop the roughly 3.2-acre lot at 488 Bethlehem Pike in Whitemarsh Township. The existing house would be kept and converted into a duplex, and 17 new townhomes would be built along a new internal loop road. The plan is an early sketch, and the county's comments say it is preliminary and may change.
County planning commission: No position
Issues raised: Two curb cuts on a site under 5 acres; one-access alternative suggested, Townhome façade length may exceed 75-foot maximum (townhomes 5-9), Building layout does not meet 40-80% setback-at-10-foot requirement, Steep slope disturbance limits and stabilization plan needed, Parking for the retained existing home is unclear (four spaces)
- Applicant
- W.B. Homes Land Acquisitions, LP
- Engineer / rep.
- Woodrow & Associates, Inc.
- Zoning
- VC-1
- Tax parcel
- 65-00-00856-00-6
- Cross street
- Fort Hill Drive
- Approvals needed
- conditional use (townhomes in VC-1), possible zoning hearing board variance for building façade setback
Filing history
- 2025-09-19 · MCPC #25-0195-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 19 homes
County review letters
2025-09-19 · WHITE 25-0195-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $7.0M
- ~266 roofing squares
- ~19 HVAC systems
- ~19 kitchens / 38+ bathrooms
- ~38,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~3.2 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Conversion of existing house to a duplex
- New internal loop road
- 11-space guest parking lot
- Reserve parking area to be built later if needed
- Two stormwater management BMPs, one large and one smaller