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Architect unveils Stockham Building plan: 4 stories, 18 apartments, storefronts
Summary
Architect Eric Quick presented plans to convert the Stockham Building into a four‑story mixed‑use project with about 3,900 sq ft of commercial space and 18 residential units; county and state grants and low‑interest financing are part of a roughly $3.6M–$4M projected budget.
Eric Quick, an architect with Harmon Deutsch Holder Architecture, showed Morrisville Borough Council renderings and floor plans on Nov. 19 laying out a plan to renovate the Stockham Building into a four‑story mixed‑use structure. The proposal calls for roughly 3,900 square feet of first‑floor commercial space fronting East Bridge Street and South Pennsylvania Avenue and 18 dwelling units across the upper floors, including mostly one‑bedrooms, a studio and a two‑bedroom unit.
The project team said the renovation will restore upper‑floor arched windows that are currently boarded, replace first‑floor residential windows with a commercial storefront, clean and repair stonework and cornices, and upgrade exterior landscaping and pedestrian connections. “We will be replacing all of the windows … the cornice line will be restored and repaired,” Quick said during the presentation.
TJ Lonergan of the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, who said his agency is coordinating financing for the developer, outlined a funding pipeline that includes $1 million already secured from the RACB and $500,000 in low‑interest financing from the authority. Lonergan described pending applications for enterprise zone tax credits, a Main Street Matters grant request and a separate $750,000 pilot program the team is pursuing. He said the development budget is currently projected at about $3.6 million and could rise to roughly $4 million after prevailing‑wage requirements and other costs are included.
On schedule, Quick said the team expects to submit for building permits in February with a goal of having permits in hand by mid‑March; construction was estimated at about 14 to 16 months. He cautioned the council that some state grant awards and review timelines could push permit timing into April if a 25‑day review is required.
Council members and residents asked about property management and local contractors; the team indicated a local management company will be involved and that the developer is coordinating with the county to keep the project moving. “We are proceeding as if that March date is what we’re going to do,” Lonergan said, while noting state award timetables could shift the start slightly.
The council did not take a formal vote on the project at the meeting; the presentation was informational and the development team left the council with renderings and a financing tracker they said they would share with staff.
Next steps: the developer plans permit submission and continued pursuit of pending grant and tax‑credit awards; council members said they will monitor award notifications and building‑permit filings.
