Montgomery County · Pottstown · MCPC #24-0271-001
Pottstown Beacon of Hope
601 W High St, Pottstown, PA · 13,843 sq ft non-residential, institutional · 2.39 acres
About this project
The Beacon of Hope project would build a one-story, roughly 13,800-square-foot homeless shelter at 601 West High Street in Pottstown, combining two lots into one 2.39-acre site and transferring a small strip to West Pottsgrove Township. The Zoning Hearing Board already granted the use variance, subject to 26 conditions. The county planning commission generally supports the plan but has comments on setbacks, windows, and parking placement.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Front setbacks of about 80 ft shown where zoning table lists 0 to 20 ft, Window-to-wall ratio well below required; two walls have no windows, Parking not located to the rear of the building, contrary to future land use map, Regional planning committee review still required
- Applicant
- Pottstown Beacon of Hope 274 North Hanover, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- All County and Associates
- Zoning
- GW (Gateway West)
- Cross street
- Glasgow Street
- Approvals needed
- subdivision (lot consolidation), land development
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2024-12-11 · MCPC #24-0271-001 · Land Dev Plan, SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan · 13,843 sq ft
County review letters
2024-12-11 · POTTS 24-0271-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $4.8M
- ~138 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~34 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~2.4 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Cultured stone foundation, standing seam roof, portico and paneling facade
- Lot consolidation with land dedication to West Pottsgrove Township