Berks County · Reading · #49-13997
North Reading Plaza
North Side of Bern Street between North 3rd Street and Madison Avenue, Reading, PA · 168,177 sq ft non-residential, retail & commercial · 17.6 acres
About this project
A two-lot subdivision and land development on 17.6 acres on the north side of Bern Street in Reading would create a shopping center of about 168,000 sq ft across six buildings. The second lot, about 5.4 acres, would stay undeveloped.
Official description: 2-lot subdivision; Lot 2 5.39 acres no development, Lot 1 shopping center w/6 buildings:1w/10units, 2w/1unit, 2Ew/16units 3&4w/2 units ea., 5w/1 unit
- Applicant
- Glidden Development, LP
- Owner
- Berks County Industrial Development Authority
- Developer
- Shuman Development Group
- Engineer / designer
- Ludgate Engineering Corporation
- Plan type
- Preliminary Subdivision / Land Development
- Land use
- Commercial, Industrial
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public
- Status
- Reviewed
Filing history
- 2026-09-14 · #49-13997 · Preliminary Subdivision / Land Development · 168,177 sq ft
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $37.0M
- ~1,681 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~420 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)