New Garden Township purchased the 137-acre property formerly known as Saint Anthony’s in the Hills for $1.5 million in 2018 with plans to convert it into a community park and recreation area called New Garden Hills. The project was originally estimated to cost $18 million, but more thorough estimates later raised the figure to $32 million, far above the township’s financial means. On Sept. 15, township supervisors heard the broad strokes for a seven-year, nine-zone phased plan that is proposed to cost $5.2 million. The objective would be to create a more passive park closely aligned with natural settings. Longer range plans would add more features, like a castle and barn, a picnic grove, a restroom, a parking lot and the rehabilitation of a nearby pond. The proposal comes on the heels of two recent presentations by Stonewall Capital LLC, who plan to develop White Clay Point, a mixed-use development with 620 condominium units, near the New Garden Hills site. Read more in the Chester County Press.
Source: Chester County Press; 9/17/2025