Montgomery County · Upper Merion · MCPC #24-0238-002
900 First Ave. Building Addition
900 First Ave., Upper Merion, PA · 16,196 sq ft non-residential, industrial · 29.85 acres
About this project
Arkema (also filed as Atofina Chemicals) proposes an addition of about 16,000 square feet, plus a 600-square-foot security building, at its 900 First Avenue site in Upper Merion Township. The work sits on part of a 29.85-acre property and includes new sidewalks and a rain garden to manage stormwater.
County planning commission: Supports
Issues raised: Board Of Commissioners, Ontgomery Cou, Montgomery County, Executive Director, Background, Comprehensive Plan Compliance
- Applicant
- Atofina Chemicals Inc. a/k/a Arkema Inc.
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler Engineering
- Zoning
- KPMU
- Tax parcel
- 58-00-06826-00-1
- Cross street
- First Avenue and Clark Avenue; First Avenue and Park Avenue
- Approvals needed
- waiver: 10-inch PVC stormwater pipe, waiver: simultaneous preliminary and final land development review, waiver: traffic impact study, waiver: map scale
Filing history
- 2024-12-09 · MCPC #24-0238-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 16,196 sq ft
- 2024-11-05 · MCPC #24-0238-001 · SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan
County review letters
2024-11-05 · UMERI 24-0238-001r.pdf
2024-12-09 · UMERI 24-0238-002r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $2.1M
- ~161 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~40 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~1.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- New sidewalks
- Rain garden stormwater system
- Roof stormwater drainage piping (10-inch PVC)
- Standalone security building