Chester County · East Pikeland Township · #LD-01-25-18404
Altair Eco Village
East Pikeland Township, PA · 29 homes, 4,700 sq ft non-residential, townhomes · 9.6 acres
About this project
Proposes 29 new townhouses and a clubhouse on about 9.6 acres in East Pikeland Township, with one existing twin half on Kimberton Road remaining.
Official description: Proposed: 29 townhouses, 1 clubhouse. Existing: 1 half of existing twin with frontage on Kimberton Road
- Plan type
- Land development
- Land use
- Townhouse, ,
- Status
- Reviewed
Filing history
- 2025-02-06 · #LD-01-25-18404 · Land development · 30 lots/units · 4,700 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Altair Eco Village proposes 29 townhouses and duplexes plus a clubhouse (about 4,700 square feet) on roughly 9.6 acres in Kimberton village, East Pikeland Township. One existing twin home on Kimberton Road would remain.
Online listings describe it as a cohousing community for adults 55 and older. In cohousing, residents have their own homes and share a common house and open space. The group lists about 15 members and says it worked with the township on a low-impact zoning overlay for Kimberton.
Township pages show the project went to the Planning Commission in 2025. It then went to the Zoning Hearing Board in July 2026 for variances, which are exceptions to zoning rules, for the age-restricted community. No outcome was found.
What it could mean nearby
- Homes are age-restricted (55+), so school-age children are likely few, though the township's records for this project do not say so.
- The site is in Kimberton village on Kimberton Road (PA 113), so access and traffic there would likely get review.
- The township's low-impact overlay suggests an emphasis on limiting stormwater and keeping open space, but project details were not confirmed.
- The shared clubhouse would serve residents, and a public use was not confirmed.
Where it stands
Township records show review at the Planning Commission in 2025 and a Zoning Hearing Board variance hearing in July 2026, with no outcome found. Next steps usually include a conditional use decision by the township supervisors, then subdivision and land development approval.
- Jul 22, 2026 Zoning Hearing Board hearing on variances for the age-restricted community
- Nov 11, 2025 Planning Commission noted a review time extension the applicant gave in September 2025
- May 2025 Project presented to the Planning Commission under the Kimberton low-impact overlay
- Feb 6, 2025 Latest county planning filing
Want to weigh in? The East Pikeland Township Board of Supervisors decides conditional uses, and the Zoning Hearing Board handles variances; residents can comment at their public meetings, with dates posted on the township website.
Who's behind it
Altair EcoVillage · A forming 55+ cohousing community group in Kimberton; no other projects were found, and no separate developer company was identified.
Around the web
- ZHB MeetingEast Pikeland TownshipLists a July 2026 Zoning Hearing Board hearing on Altair's variance request for an age-restricted community.
- Altair EcoVillageIntentional Communities DirectoryDescribes a forming 55+ cohousing community of 29 townhouses and duplexes in Kimberton on about 9.5 acres.
Planning terms explained
- Cohousing
- A neighborhood of private homes built around shared spaces such as a common house, planned with the future residents.
- Variance
- Permission from the Zoning Hearing Board to depart from a specific zoning rule because of hardship.
- Conditional use
- A use the zoning code allows only if the township supervisors approve it after a hearing and conditions are met.
- Overlay district
- Extra zoning rules layered on top of the base zoning in a specific area, here Kimberton village.
- Time clock extension
- An applicant's agreement to give the township more time to decide on an application.
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: $11.7M
- ~406 roofing squares
- ~29 HVAC systems
- ~29 kitchens / 58+ bathrooms
- ~58,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~47 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~11 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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