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Applicant for 721 Violet Street Agrees to Continue Triplex Request; Board Open to Duplex Alternative

Norristown Zoning Hearing Board · January 30, 2026
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Summary

The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board continued application 74‑25 to the February meeting after hearing testimony that the owner could not recently market the office space; the applicant agreed to provide cost figures and consider a duplex alternative.

The board continued application 74‑25, which seeks to convert a mixed‑use property at 721 Violet Street into a triplex (or alternatively a duplex), to the February regular meeting to allow the applicant to supply more documentation and pricing studies.

Attorney Edwin Leon said his client, owner Juan David Perez Lopez, purchased the mixed‑use property in August 2020 and had been unable to rent the ground‑floor office space despite attempting to market…

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