Berks County · Heidelberg Township · #25-13778a
946 W. Penn Avenue
South side of Penn Avenue (US 422) approximately 650-feet east of Hill Road., Heidelberg Township, PA · 17,320 sq ft non-residential, retail & commercial · 13.5 acres
About this project
A 17,320-square-foot building addition and related site improvements are proposed on a 13.5-acre commercial property south of Penn Avenue (US 422) in Heidelberg Township.
Official description: Building addition w/ associated improvement
- Developer
- Nelson Brubaker
- Engineer / designer
- C2C Design Group; Elliot Leomporra
- Plan type
- Preliminary
- Land use
- Commercial
- Water
- EX P
- Sewer
- EX P
- Status
- Reviewed
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
County planning records show a proposal to add a 17,320-square-foot building addition, along with related site improvements, on a 13.5-acre commercial property. The property is on the south side of Penn Avenue (US 422) in Heidelberg Township, Berks County. It is about 650 feet east of Hill Road.
The records classify the project as retail and commercial. They suggest an existing commercial building on the site that would be enlarged. The records do not say what the addition will be used for or who will occupy it.
No news coverage, township agendas or minutes, hearing notices, developer project pages or permit records were found for this project. The explanation here rests on the county filing alone.
What it could mean nearby
- Penn Avenue (US 422) is a state highway. A larger building could add some customer or delivery traffic, and driveway changes would normally need state review.
- The records do not mention new homes, jobs, schools or utility changes, so none can be confirmed.
- The site is 13.5 acres, so the addition would probably use only part of it. How much open land remains is not stated.
Where it stands
The latest county filing is dated 2024-09-11, which suggests the plans were submitted for municipal and county review. No approval or denial was found online. A land development plan is usually reviewed by the township planning commission and then decided by the township supervisors.
- Sep 11, 2024 Latest filing for the project in county planning records
Want to weigh in? Heidelberg Township's governing board normally decides land development plans, and residents can comment at its public meetings or by contacting the township office. Meeting dates for this project were not found.
Planning terms explained
- Land development plan
- A set of drawings and documents showing how a site will be built or expanded, which the township reviews before construction.
- Building addition
- New floor area built onto an existing building instead of a brand-new building.
- Site improvements
- Work around the building, such as parking, driveways, drainage and landscaping.
- US 422
- A state-maintained highway, which runs along Penn Avenue here, so state approval may be needed for access changes.
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: $3.5M
- ~173 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~43 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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