Montgomery County · Upper Providence · MCPC #26-0225-001
Cypress Place at Royersford Baptist
Lewis Road, Upper Providence, PA · 40 homes, apartments · 4.59 acres
About this project
Cypress Place will construct 40 apartments for workforce housing on part of a property on Lewis Road in Upper Providence that also contains Royersford Baptist Church. The church retains its facilities on the other portion through a ground lease arrangement with the developer.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Workforce housing definition restricted to faith-based institutional sites, Design modifications needed to reduce canyon-like effect, Workforce housing should be permitted in other zoning districts, Zoning ordinance language requires clarification and reorganization
- Applicant
- Mission First Housing Development Corp. and Cypress Place, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Van Cleef Engineering
- Zoning
- R-2 w/ IN Overlay
- Approvals needed
- zoning ordinance text amendment, land development plan
Filing history
- 2026-09-03 · MCPC #26-0225-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 40 homes
County review letters
2026-09-03 · UPROV 26-0225-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $9.6M
- ~240 roofing squares
- ~40 HVAC systems
- ~40 kitchens / 80+ bathrooms
- ~40,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~2.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Ground lease arrangement with existing faith-based institution
- Zoning ordinance amendment enabling new use type
- Condominium structure with shared common elements
- Federal low-income housing tax credit (9% LIHTC) financing
- County funding from Office of Housing and Community Development