Montgomery County · Lower Gwynedd · MCPC #25-0140-001
J&J CEAS Lab Building
1400 McKean Rd, Lower Gwynedd, PA · 41,955 sq ft non-residential, office · 171.68 acres
About this project
J&J Springhouse Campus plans a new CEAS lab building, an extension of an existing building, in the southeast part of its campus at 1400 McKean Road near Route 309 in Lower Gwynedd. The building adds roughly 42,000 square feet of non-residential space, along with driveways, walkways and utilities, and impervious coverage grows by about half an acre. Part of an existing building, a parking lot and other paved areas would be removed to make room.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Additional buffering required in F-1 district, Landscaping for retaining wall area between parking and building, Tree planting count to meet shade and replacement requirements, Stormwater inlets with sump conditions could clog, Maintenance plan needed for regular inlet inspection
- Applicant
- J&J Springhouse Campus
- Zoning
- F-1
- Demolition
- An existing building, a parking lot, portions of paved areas and other existing features
Filing history
- 2025-07-10 · MCPC #25-0140-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 41,955 sq ft
County review letters
2025-07-10 · LGWYN 25-0140-001r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $12.6M
- ~139 roofing squares (assumes 3 stories)
- ~104 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~6.5 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Driveways and walkways connecting parking to the new building
- Subsurface utilities and utility pads
- 2.5-foot retaining walls with terraced planting
- Shade and replacement tree planting
- Stormwater inlets and post-construction stormwater management