Montgomery County · Lower Merion · MCPC #26-0213-001
Chase Bank
637 E. Lancaster Avenue, Lower Merion, PA · 4,996 sq ft non-residential, office · 0.73 acres
About this project
JP Morgan Chase Bank is redeveloping a 0.73-acre commercial site at the intersection of East Lancaster and East Wynnewood Roads in Lower Merion. The project replaces an abandoned gas station and NOVA bank with a new 4,996 square-foot, two-story financial center, along with a public plaza, parking, and landscaping improvements.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Morris Road right-of-way vacation and disposition, left turn lane required on Lancaster Avenue, sanitary sewer connection and easement coordination, stormwater infiltration system design, monument sign setbacks, state highway permit requirements
- Applicant
- JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler, LLC
- Zoning
- TC2
- Tax parcel
- 40-00-31188-00-2
- Cross street
- Lancaster Avenue
- Approvals needed
- land development plan, subdivision
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
- Demolition
- NOVA bank building and abandoned gas station
Filing history
- 2026-08-19 · MCPC #26-0213-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 4,996 sq ft
County review letters
2026-08-19 · LMERI 26-0213-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $1.5M
- ~24 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~12 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Public plaza (2,695 sq ft)
- Underground stormwater infiltration basin
- Morris Road vacation and conversion to open space
- Lancaster Avenue road widening
- Sanitary sewer easement coordination