Horsham Township has fully rezoned the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station to match its long-term redevelopment vision for 862 Rise, a planned mixed-use community of housing, offices, retail and green space. The unanimous Nov. 12 vote shifts the property from industrial zoning to permit residential, commercial, business park and town center uses, a move officials say will both ease future development and ensure any federal decisions on the land conform to local regulations. The township has already begun infrastructure upgrades and in September reached an economic development conveyance agreement with the U.S. Navy for 118 acres slated largely for an office park. With the land transfer expected to take 18 to 24 months, officials plan to seek developer proposals now, aiming to replace jobs lost when the base closed in 2011 and position the long-term project to move quickly once the property changes hands.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 11/14/2025