In the early 2000s, there was a sense that Ardmore needed large-scale projects to generate some momentum and bring people to town. Passed in 2020, the new ordinance prohibits any building taller than three or four stories. This could well be the last project of its kind in Ardmore, since it snuck in before new zoning laws were approved to reduce building density throughout the township. To make room for the mixed-use property, two dealerships, a parking lot and the IHOP will be razed. “They’re at the end of their design life.” “A lot of the commercial areas in the township were designed in the 1950s and ’60s and are reaching obsolescence,” Leswing says. The Piazza Project was approved this past July, after several years of wrangling and mulling other proposals (including one that would’ve had a Target as its anchor).Īs always, there are those who are none too thrilled by the prospect of increased traffic and density issues-concerns that also surrounded recent projects like One Ardmore Place, Cricket Flats and the latest Suburban Square enhancements. Piazza’s Acura and Volkswagen dealerships will be relocated to make room for the stores and residences. The collaboration between Toll Brothers and Piazza Auto Group will begin at the southwest corner of Ardmore and Lancaster avenues and continue west to Greenfield Avenue. And he’s hopeful the new development will continue to stoke Ardmore’s recent growth spurt. Full disclosure: Leswing has been director of Lower Merion Township’s Building and Planning Department for the past four years. It includes 70,000 square feet of retail space, 279 apartment units and 615 parking spaces. It’s no surprise that Leswing is a fan of the project that will soon be sprouting along Lancaster Avenue.
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