Montgomery County · Norristown · MCPC #25-0214-001
The Lofts at East Airy
East Airy Street, Norristown, PA · 36 homes, 3,448 sq ft non-residential, mixed use · 0.18 acres
About this project
DAJ Airy Street, LLC proposes combining two lots at 11 and 17 East Airy Street in downtown Norristown into one 7-story mixed-use building. It would have ground-floor retail, office and resident amenity space, with 36 one- and two-bedroom apartments above. The existing older buildings on the site, which now hold office, retail and apartment uses, would be demolished, and the project needs conditional use approval because it sits in a historic district.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Project is in HARB Zone A but application does not address Chapter 31 historic review requirements, Proposed building feels more industrial than historic despite brick facades, Municipal HARB maps and code still reference the eliminated Zone B, Apartments above nonresidential use may require special exception rather than conditional use, Architectural and site design standards for the TC district need to be met
- Applicant
- DAJ Airy Street, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- SAS Geospatial, LLC
- Zoning
- TC
- Approvals needed
- conditional use
- Demolition
- Two existing historic multi-use buildings at 11 and 17 East Airy Street
Filing history
- 2025-10-07 · MCPC #25-0214-001 · Sketch Plan, Conditional Use · 36 homes · 3,448 sq ft
County review letters
2025-10-07 · NORRI 25-0214--001r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
DAJ Airy Street, LLC proposes to combine two lots at 11 and 17 East Airy Street in downtown Norristown and build one 7-story building on the 0.18-acre site. The ground floor would hold retail, office and resident amenity space. Above it would be 36 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The commercial space totals about 3,450 square feet.
The older buildings there now hold office, retail and apartment uses. They would be demolished. Because the site is in a historic district, the project needs conditional use approval. That is a special permission the local governing body grants after a public hearing.
No news coverage, meeting agendas, hearing notices or developer web pages specific to this project were found online. This explanation relies on the county records alone.
What it could mean nearby
- 36 new apartments would add housing in downtown Norristown.
- About 3,450 square feet of ground-floor retail and office space could bring small businesses or jobs to the street.
- Demolishing existing buildings would displace current office, retail and apartment tenants, and the historic district setting may draw review of how the new building fits in.
- Traffic, parking and utility effects are not described in the county records.
Where it stands
The county's latest filing is dated 2025-10-07, and the project needs conditional use approval. Usually the borough's planning commission reviews it and then the governing body holds a public hearing and votes. Detailed site plans follow if it is approved. No approval or denial was found online.
- Oct 2025 Latest county planning filing for the project (2025-10-07)
Want to weigh in? Conditional use requests in Norristown are generally decided by the borough's governing body (Municipal Council) at a public hearing. Residents can comment at that hearing or at council and planning commission meetings, but no specific date was found.
Who's behind it
DAJ Airy Street, LLC
Planning terms explained
- Conditional use approval
- Permission for a use that the zoning rules allow only after a public hearing and review of specific conditions.
- Historic district
- An area where older buildings are protected, so changes and demolitions get extra review.
- Mixed use
- A building that combines different uses, such as shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above.
- Lot combination
- Merging two or more neighboring properties into a single lot so they can be developed together.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. 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: $21.1M
- ~1,152 roofing squares
- ~36 HVAC systems
- ~36 kitchens / 72+ bathrooms
- ~100,800 sq ft of finished living space
- ~4 roofing squares (assumes 7 stories)
- ~8 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Consolidation of two existing parcels
- Demolition of existing historic buildings
- Ground-floor retail and office space
- Resident amenity space
- Brick facades facing East Airy and Church Streets