Hansen Tract

About this project

A single detached home is proposed on the Springfield portion of the 2.7-acre Hansen Tract, off Willow Grove Avenue, as part of a larger project that also includes townhomes in Cheltenham. To clear the site, several older outbuildings left over from the historic Sims Estate would be torn down, and the plan adds a driveway, stormwater areas, a retaining wall, and a section of road and sidewalk. The county generally supports the plan but asks that the proposed Cresheim Trail be considered across the site.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: Cresheim Trail route along the proposed 20-foot driveway, Trail connection options along the internal roadway to Willow Grove Avenue, Widening the proposed sidewalk to 10-12 feet for Circuit Trail standards, Coordination with Friends of the Cresheim Trail, DVRPC, PennDOT, and the county, Significant consideration of trail development required by the applicant

Applicant

Foxlane Homes

Zoning

AA Residential

Utilities

public water, public sewer

Demolition

Several late 19th-century buildings from the Sims Estate, including a carriage house, caretaker's houses, and a storage building