The Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation (PSDC) recently gave Towamencin supervisors an update on two projects in the works. PSDC has proposed plans to revive the former Towamencin Village Shopping Center since the early 2010s, and the approval of an entertainment lifestyle overlay district in 2016 should have been a boost. An earlier version of plans included age-restricted residential apartments behind the shopping center, but PSDC said they have seen little interest in the market for age-restricted housing. They plan to submit a text amendment to shift over to market-rate apartments. The developer has also promised a new “Main Street” development around the intersection of Forty Foot Road and Sumneytown Pike, which could include new apartments behind several vacant office buildings now owned or under agreement by the developer. The latest version of those plans was reviewed by the township’s planning commission in early May.
Source: The Reporter; 6/9/2025