Chadds Ford Township supervisors heard during their Dec. 3 workshop two concept plans that could bring more than 200 new housing units to the township. The plans involve properties along Brandywine Drive on both sides of Route 1.
If the plans are approved and completed, the increase in housing units would provide a wider tax base for the township.
K. Hovnanian Homes wants to build 114 townhomes on the 20-acre Henderson property along the north side of Route 1 between Hannum’s Harley Davidson and Painters Crossing. The plan shows the attached homes set in 20 multi-home sections.
Bob Rosenthal, a land acquisition manager for Hovnanian, said the average home would be 28 feet wide, but the end units would be 32 feet wide. There would be two access points into the property along Brandywine Drive and an emergency exit into the rear of the shopping center. The selling price would likely be between $300,000 and $400,000 per home.
Supervisors’ Chairman George Thorpe said he liked the idea because, “This is something that helps our revenue.”
Across the street, builder Lou Dickinson is proposing an age-restricted apartment complex on a 9-acre parcel adjacent to the Dickinson Building. His plan calls for 36 units in each of four buildings.
The plans are concept only. There are no formal proposals at this time. Neither property is zoned for residential use so both sites would need a zoning change as part of the approval process.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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