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Council continues hearing on 68‑acre Stoney Creek/Pinnacle master plan after county, engineer reviews
Summary
Council continued the conditional‑use hearing on Pinnacle Realty’s 68.33‑acre mixed‑use master plan for the former state hospital site to Nov. 18 after the applicant requested time to respond to Montgomery County and municipal‑engineer comments.
The municipality opened a conditional‑use master‑plan hearing Nov. 5 for Pinnacle Realty Development Company’s proposal to redevelop about 68.33 acres at 1001 West Sturgis Street (the former Norristown State Hospital site) as a mixed‑use neighborhood with townhouses, apartments, retail, office/tech space, a sports complex, maintenance yard and utility improvements.
Solicitor Hitchens explained that council was acting in a quasi‑judicial capacity under the Municipalities Planning Code and that a stenographer was present to record the proceeding. Hitchens said the applicant had requested a continuance to the Nov. 18 council meeting to respond to a Montgomery County Planning Commission review letter and questions from the municipal engineer. Hitchens read the advertised scope of the plan, including approximately 423 townhouses, 258 apartments, about 69,450 square feet of retail, about 188,600 square feet of industrial/office/tech space, a 42,000‑square‑foot sports complex, a 2‑acre maintenance yard, an electric substation, and extensive utilities and stormwater work.
Resident Steven Kovacek provided public comment opposing the proposal. Kovacek identified himself as a Norristown resident on West James Street and said he had moved to Norristown for its green spaces and quieter scale; he said the plan’s scale—“554 more vehicles, 728 living units, and 7 acres of retail”—would stress municipal services and change neighborhood character.
After accepting public comment and confirming the applicant’s request to continue, council voted on the continuance. The roll call recorded: Dustin Queenan: Yes; William McCoy: No; VERA (Vera) Robinson: Aye; Jasmine Griffin: Aye; Natalie Colson: Aye; Rashad Bates: Aye; Rebecca Smith: Aye. The motion to continue the application to Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. passed.
The continuation preserves the formal record and allows the applicant to file additional materials addressing county and engineer comments before council reconvenes in its quasi‑judicial role.
