Delaware County · Chadds Ford Township · #5949
Village at Painters Crossing - Retail Bldg
Chadds Ford Township, PA · 15,580 sq ft non-residential, retail & commercial
About this project
A 15,580 sq. ft. retail building would be built on part of the 20.61-acre Village at Painters Crossing site in Chadds Ford Township.
Official description: Redevelop portion of 20.61 acres with a 15,580 sq. ft. retail building
County recommendation: Contingent approval with code relief and upon addressing staff comments
- Applicant
- Henderson Chadds Ford Associates, LP
- Engineer / designer
- Stantec
- Plan type
- Land Development
- Land use
- Nonresidential
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
A 15,580-square-foot retail building is proposed on part of the 20.61-acre Village at Painters Crossing shopping center site. The site is in Chadds Ford Township, near the Routes 1 and 202 intersection. The shopping center already operates there, so this would add a new building to existing retail property.
Township planning commission records from early 2025 describe a retail building at the center with outdoor dining and a drive-through. They do not name the tenants. Commission discussion touched on landscaping and fencing along Route 202. An August 2025 agenda also listed a sewage planning revision for the Village at Painters Crossing. Earlier, in 2022, the developer floated a senior apartment project on the site. Patch reported that the commission denied the zoning change that project needed.
What it could mean nearby
- Traffic: the site sits at the busy Routes 1 and 202 intersection, where nearby road and traffic-study work has been reported.
- A drive-through and outdoor dining, as listed in township agendas, could change vehicle flow and activity at the center.
- A sewage planning revision was listed on a township agenda, so wastewater capacity is part of the review.
Where it stands
The retail building was before the township planning commission in early 2025 for land development and conditional use review. Final approval status was not confirmed online. Next usually come recommendations to the board of supervisors, then final plan approval and building permits.
- Aug 2025 Township agenda listed a sewage planning (Act 537) revision for Village at Painters Crossing
- Mar 5, 2025 Planning commission minutes listed conditions on the retail building plans
- Feb 2025 Planning commission agenda listed the retail building with outdoor dining and drive-through
- Nov 21, 2024 Latest county planning filing
- Oct 30, 2024 Township zoning officer review letter, cited in later minutes
- Mar 2022 Planning commission discussed a senior apartment concept for the site
Want to weigh in? The Chadds Ford Township planning commission and board of supervisors review land development applications at public meetings, and residents can comment there. Agendas are posted on the township website.
Who's behind it
Henderson Chadds Ford Associates, LP · The filing's applicant is linked in news coverage to the Henderson Group, a developer reported to be working on a road loop project near the Routes 1 and 202 intersection.
Around the web
- Traffic & TransitPatchReports on a road loop project at the Routes 1 and 202 gateway involving the Henderson Group developers.
- Village at Painters Crossing leasing listingCrexiShows the shopping center is marketed for retail leasing, with spaces of varying sizes.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- The township's formal review of a site plan for new buildings, parking, drainage and access.
- Conditional use
- A use the zoning code allows only if the township approves it and the project meets set conditions.
- Act 537
- The Pennsylvania sewage facilities planning process that confirms wastewater will be handled properly.
- Planning commission
- An advisory township board that reviews plans and recommends action to the supervisors.
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: $3.4M
- ~155 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~38 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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