What's being built in Berks County, PA: April 2026

18 development projects in Berks County, PA had a new filing in April 2026, up from 6 in March and 8 in April 2025. Together they propose 58 new homes and 127,326 sq ft of non-residential space, roughly $48.3M in estimated construction value. The busiest towns were Caernarvon Township (3), Robeson Township (2) and Lower Heidelberg Township (2). The most common project type was single-family homes, followed by lot line change.

18projects filed

58new homes proposed

127,326sq ft non-residential

$48.3Mest. construction value

Biggest projects

Filed 2026-04-15

$10.3M est. value

46 homes|1.0 acres|Senior living

Cornerstone on 6th and Chestnut

Reading, Berks County, PA

Filed 2026-04-01

$7.9M est. value

36,134 sq ft|6.8 acres|Retail & commercial

Magnolia Greene Commercial

Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PA

Filed 2026-04-23

$10.2M est. value

29,000 sq ft|95 acres|School

Muhlenberg School District Junior High School Phase

Laureldale Borough, Berks County, PA

Filed 2026-04-06

$5.5M est. value

24,960 sq ft|12 acres|Retail & commercial

Messicks Farm Equipment

Perry Township, Berks County, PA

Filed 2026-04-01

$7.5M est. value

21,306 sq ft|46 acres|Institutional

Calvary Bible Fellowship Church

Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA

Filed 2026-04-08

$3.7M est. value

10 homes|1.7 acres|Townhomes

10 townhouses on Shillington Road

Spring Township, Berks County, PA

By type

Type	Projects	Homes	Sq ft
Single-family homes	5	2	0
Lot line change	4	0	0
Retail & commercial	3	0	70,394
School	2	0	31,026
Industrial	1	0	4,600
Senior living	1	46	0
Townhomes	1	10	0
Institutional	1	0	21,306

By town

Town	Projects	Homes
Caernarvon Township	3	0
Lower Heidelberg Township	2	0
Robeson Township	2	0
Alsace Township	1	0
Amity Township	1	0
Colebrookdale Township	1	0
Laureldale Borough	1	0
Maidencreek Township	1	0
Perry Township	1	0
Pike Township	1	1
Reading	1	46
Ruscombmanor Township	1	1
Spring Township	1	10
Tilden Township	1	0

Every project filed in April 2026

Received	Project	Town	Type	Homes	Sq ft
2026-04-30	Brookside School OGCS	Robeson Township	School		2,026
2026-04-27	Two-lot subdivision on Pricetown Road	Ruscombmanor Township	Single-family homes	1
2026-04-24	Annexation subdivision near Cocalico & Cedar Hill Rds	Robeson Township	Lot line change
2026-04-23	Muhlenberg School District Junior High School Phase	Laureldale Borough	School		29,000
2026-04-21	Morgan Truck Body Addition	Caernarvon Township	Industrial		4,600
2026-04-20	Lot annexation on Grims Mill Road	Colebrookdale Township	Lot line change
2026-04-15	Cornerstone on 6th and Chestnut	Reading	Senior living	46
2026-04-14	Lot line adjustment on North Church Road	Lower Heidelberg Township	Lot line change
2026-04-13	Two-lot subdivision off Mast Road	Caernarvon Township	Single-family homes
2026-04-13	Three-lot subdivision at Troxel Road	Maidencreek Township	Single-family homes
2026-04-09	Home site subdivision on Hoch Road	Pike Township	Single-family homes	1
2026-04-08	10 townhouses on Shillington Road	Spring Township	Townhomes	10
2026-04-07	26 Clayton Avenue	Tilden Township	Single-family homes
2026-04-06	Messicks Farm Equipment	Perry Township	Retail & commercial		24,960
2026-04-02	Parcel annexation on Antietam Road	Alsace Township	Lot line change
2026-04-01	Magnolia Greene Commercial	Caernarvon Township	Retail & commercial		36,134
2026-04-01	J. Lynn Weddings Inc.	Amity Township	Retail & commercial		9,300
2026-04-01	Calvary Bible Fellowship Church	Lower Heidelberg Township	Institutional		21,306

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Counted by each project's latest filing date. Figures are the totals filed with the county and state, and construction values are rough estimates. See the Berks County page for every project since 2024.