Montgomery County · Lower Moreland · MCPC #21-0186-004
Philmont Flats
3001,3041,3051 Philmont Ave, Lower Moreland, PA · 219 homes, 2,900 sq ft non-residential, apartments · 8.11 acres
About this project
BT Philmont LP plans a four-story apartment building with 219 units, about 3,000 square feet of non-residential space, and a parking garage on roughly 8 acres at 3001 to 3051 Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township, across Tomlinson Road from the SEPTA rail station. As part of the work, the existing bridge on the site's western property line is being replaced and a tributary stream is being relocated.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: pedestrian access from site across Tomlinson Road to SEPTA station, relocated stream effects on SEPTA property and flooding risk
- Applicant
- BT Philmont LP
- Engineer / rep.
- T&M Associates
- Zoning
- MU-REV
- Tax parcel
- 41-00-07021-00-3
- Cross street
- 8.11
- Approvals needed
- conditional use, preliminary land development approval, waiver from 120-foot right-of-way width on Philmont Avenue, waiver from 40-foot minimum cartway width on Tomlinson Road, waiver from sidewalk requirement along Tomlinson Road frontage
- Utilities
- public sewer (Lower Moreland Township Authority rules apply)
- Demolition
- Existing bridge structure on the site's western property line is being replaced
Filing history
- 2024-04-24 · MCPC #21-0186-004 · Land Dev Plan, SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 219 homes · 2,900 sq ft
- 2023-02-03 · MCPC #21-0186-003 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Conditional Use · 219 homes · 3,000 sq ft
- 2021-09-29 · MCPC #21-0186-002 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 225 homes
- 2021-06-25 · MCPC #21-0186-001 · Land Dev Plan, Sketch Plan · 250 homes
County review letters
2024-04-24 · LMORE 21-0186-004r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $53.1M
- ~1,314 roofing squares
- ~219 HVAC systems
- ~219 kitchens / 438+ bathrooms
- ~219,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~7 roofing squares (assumes 4 stories)
- ~7 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~8.1 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Relocated stream channel for tributary
- Replacement of existing bridge structure
- Widening of Philmont Avenue and Tomlinson Road site frontages
- Full-access driveway on Tomlinson Road
- Structured parking garage
- Stormwater management and erosion and sediment controls