Montgomery County · Lower Moreland · MCPC #19-0083-002
657 Red Lion Road
657 Red Lion Road, Lower Moreland, PA · 16,020 sq ft non-residential, commercial · 0.8 acres
About this project
Ephraim Investments wants to convert three existing office or residential buildings on the 0.8-acre site at 657 Red Lion Road in Lower Moreland into a hotel or bed-and-breakfast with 24 guest rooms, keeping most of the current parking and stormwater setup. The county's review of this sketch plan says the MU-VC zone allows only six overnight rooms for a bed-and-breakfast, so a variance may be needed, and it encourages greener stormwater features.
County planning commission: No position
Issues raised: 24 guest rooms exceeds the six-room limit for bed-and-breakfast use in MU-VC, hotel and motel not defined in the ordinance, impervious cover mostly remains, recommends stormwater best management practices, recommends green parking lot design
- Applicant
- Ephraim Investments
- Zoning
- MU-VC
- Approvals needed
- possible variance for guest room count if classed as bed-and-breakfast
Filing history
- 2025-03-26 · MCPC #19-0083-002 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 16,020 sq ft
- 2019-04-04 · MCPC #19-0083-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 1 homes · 16,020 sq ft
County review letters
2025-03-26 · LMORE 19-0083-002r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $3.5M
- ~160 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~40 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Conversion of three existing buildings to hotel use
- Possible rain gardens, bio swales or green roofs
- Possible green parking lot improvements