Newtown Borough could see a dramatic transformation of its housing landscape if two high-end apartment proposals by local developer and Newtown Athletic Club owner Jim Worthington win municipal approval. The first, called Liberty Centre, would bring 125 luxury apartments to an eight-acre site along Newtown Creek behind South Street, featuring a private fitness center, rooftop gathering spaces, underground parking and a 15,000-square-foot public plaza designed to host markets, concerts and festivals. The second proposal calls for 308 units in two four-story buildings on a 15.8-acre, mixed-use site at 661 Penn St., complete with a parking garage and nearly 59,000 square feet of public space. Together, the 433 units would increase the borough's apartment stock by roughly 367% — a striking shift for a community where apartments currently make up just 12% of nearly 1,000 total housing units — and follow a broader Bucks County trend that has already added 849 luxury units in Langhorne and Doylestown, where monthly rents range from around $2,000 for studios to over $4,200 for two-bedroom units.
Source: Bucks County Courier Times; 4/28/2026