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Norristown hears master‑plan conditional‑use for Preserve at Stoney Creek; developers, experts defend stormwater, jobs and fiscal case
Summary
Developers presented a 681‑unit mixed‑use master plan for the Preserve at Stoney Creek, citing stormwater‑driven reductions, 69,450 sq ft of retail and an estimated net fiscal benefit to Norristown. Residents raised displacement, traffic and data‑center concerns; council closed the hearing and has 45 days to issue a written decision.
Norristown Borough Council on Nov. 18 heard a multi‑hour conditional‑use master‑plan presentation from Pinnacle Realty Development Company for the Preserve at Stoney Creek, a mixed‑use redevelopment of the former Norristown State Hospital lands that the applicant described as a 681‑unit neighborhood with substantive retail and job‑creating industrial/flex space.
Anthony Maris, a principal with Pinnacle Realty Development Company and the project’s lead attorney, introduced the project team and exhibits and said the package meets the criteria for master‑plan approval. Seth Shapiro, director of urban design at Barton Partners, described an illustrative plan with three townhouse product types and 258 rental apartment units, totaling 681 dwelling units, roughly 69,450 square feet of retail and about 228,000 square feet of one‑story industrial/flex space. Shapiro said the plan’s yield was trimmed by roughly 20–30 units after more detailed stormwater testing and that the design adds approximately 12.16 acres (about 18% of the site)…
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