Montgomery County · West Pottsgrove · MCPC #24-0123-001
Old Reading Pike LD
540 Old Reading Pike, West Pottsgrove, PA · 15,025 sq ft non-residential, industrial · 3.12 acres
About this project
A 15,025 square-foot welding and machinist shop is planned at 540 Old Reading Pike in West Pottsgrove Township, with a fenced outdoor area for material storage. The existing 5,000 square-foot building and its 41-space parking lot, which previously served a bank, will stay, and new stormwater management and landscape buffers are part of the work. The county generally supports the plan but asks for more parking-lot planting, basin plantings, and a sidewalk link to the Wawa on Grosstown Road.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Parking exceeds requirement (41 proposed vs. 22 required), Planting islands and perimeter planting needed in parking lot, Additional plantings along eastern property boundary, Stormwater basin lacks plantings, Sidewalk connection to Grosstown Road Wawa, Highway occupancy permit coordination with county Roads and Bridges
- Applicant
- M.J. Nester Equipment Sales, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- The Crossroads Group, LLC
- Zoning
- Industrial
- Approvals needed
- sidewalk waiver, if sidewalks are not installed
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2024-05-17 · MCPC #24-0123-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 15,025 sq ft
County review letters
2024-05-17 · WPOTT 24-0123-001r.pdf
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
A welding and machinist shop of about 15,025 square feet is proposed at 540 Old Reading Pike in West Pottsgrove Township. The site covers about 3.1 acres. A fenced outdoor area would be used to store materials.
The site already has a 5,000-square-foot building and a 41-space parking lot, which once served a bank. Both would stay. The work would add stormwater management and landscape buffers.
The county planning staff generally supports the plan. They asked for more planting in the parking lot and around the stormwater basin. They also asked for a sidewalk link to the Wawa on Grosstown Road.
No news coverage, township agendas, developer project page or opposition were found online for this project, so the details above come from the county record alone.
What it could mean nearby
- The site has an existing building and parking lot, so the project reuses developed land.
- The county asked for a sidewalk link to the Wawa on Grosstown Road, which would make walking access better.
- New landscape buffers and basin plantings could soften the view of the industrial use from neighboring properties.
- A working shop would likely bring industrial jobs and some truck or equipment traffic. The records do not give numbers.
Where it stands
The county planning commission filed its review on 2024-05-17. The township's final decision was not found online. Typically the township supervisors consider the land development plan after the county review. The applicant then addresses the review comments before final approval.
- May 17, 2024 Latest county planning filing reviewing the land development plan
Want to weigh in? The West Pottsgrove Township supervisors and planning commission would likely review the plan at public meetings. Residents can comment there or contact the township office.
Who's behind it
The Crossroads Group, LLC · The filing names this firm alongside M.J. Nester Equipment Sales, LLC. A Berks County planning report lists a firm with the same name as a surveyor on an unrelated project, and nothing confirms it is the same company.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- A formal township review of a plan to build or change buildings, parking and site features on a property.
- Stormwater management
- Features such as basins that collect and slow rain runoff so it doesn't cause flooding or pollution.
- Landscape buffer
- A strip of trees and plants that screens a property from its neighbors or the road.
- Township supervisors
- The elected board that approves or denies land development plans in a township.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $2.0M
- ~150 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~37 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~1.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Fenced outdoor material storage area
- Stormwater management basin
- Landscape buffer plantings along south and west property lines
- Parking lot planting islands and perimeter plantings
- Sidewalk installation along Grosstown Road
- Highway occupancy permit work