Montgomery County · Pottstown · MCPC #26-0167-001
79 N Hanover St and 148 Chestnut Street
79 N Hanover Street, Pottstown, PA · 6 homes, townhomes · 0.27 acres
About this project
Six attached townhomes will be built on a 0.27-acre site in Pottstown, replacing a historic church and school destroyed by fire. Vehicle access will be from Chestnut Street.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Wall-to-opening ratio verification required, Parking lot width limit compliance, Setback dimensional documentation, Building facade materials specification, Shade tree planting on constrained site, Stormwater feasibility on developed parcel
- Applicant
- Lastick Acquisitions, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Howell Engineering
- Zoning
- TTN
- Approvals needed
- waivers, final plan approval
- Demolition
- Fire-damaged church and school structures
Filing history
- 2026-06-12 · MCPC #26-0167-001 · Land Dev Plan, SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan · 6 homes
County review letters
2026-06-12 · POTTS 26-0167-001r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Six attached townhomes are proposed on a 0.27-acre corner lot in Pottstown, at North Hanover and Chestnut streets. The site held a historic church and school building. A large fire destroyed it, and the remains were demolished.
The homes would be joined side by side in one row. Cars would reach them from Chestnut Street, not North Hanover Street.
News coverage found online is about the fire, not the new plan. It describes a five-alarm fire in November 2025 at the vacant church, and more than 30 nearby residents were evacuated. No articles, meeting records or developer pages about the townhouse plan were found. Nothing was found on opposition, approvals or who would live there.
What it could mean nearby
- Driveway access from Chestnut Street would keep new car trips off North Hanover Street, though Chestnut Street would get the added traffic.
- Six new homes would replace a fire-damaged vacant site, adding housing on a small downtown lot.
- A cleared, rebuilt lot could remove a safety and appearance concern left by the fire, though no source confirms this.
Where it stands
The county filing was last updated on 2026-06-12, and no borough approval has been found online. Projects like this usually go through borough review of the site plan and any zoning relief before permits are issued and building starts.
- Jun 12, 2026 Latest county planning filing for the townhome project
- Nov 21, 2025 Five-alarm fire destroyed the vacant historic church at the site; demolition followed
Want to weigh in? Pottstown Borough would likely review the plans at public meetings of its planning commission and borough council, and possibly its zoning hearing board; check the borough's posted agendas for dates and comment options.
Who's behind it
Lastick Acquisitions, LLC · Named on the county filing with Howell Engineering, which is the engineering firm on the filing; no company website or other projects were found.
Around the web
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania fire damages historic church, over 30 residents evacuate as collapse risk investigatedCBS News Philadelphia · Nov 21, 2025Reports on the fire that destroyed the historic church building at the site and displaced nearby residents.
- 3-alarm fire destroys vacant church in PottstownFOX 29Describes the fire that destroyed the vacant church building.
Planning terms explained
- Townhomes
- Homes built in a connected row, each with its own entrance and sharing side walls with neighbors.
- Land development plan
- A set of plans the borough reviews to confirm a project meets rules on layout, access, stormwater and utilities.
- Zoning hearing board
- A local panel that decides requests for exceptions, called variances, to the zoning rules.
- Site access
- The way vehicles enter and leave a property, here from Chestnut Street.
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: $2.2M
- ~84 roofing squares
- ~6 HVAC systems
- ~6 kitchens / 12+ bathrooms
- ~12,000 sq ft of finished living space
- 24-foot cross-access easement
- Chestnut Street curb cut driveway
- Site demolition and clearance
- Stormwater volume and rate control waivers
- Shade tree and parking lot landscaping waivers