Montgomery County · Upper Merion · MCPC #26-0066-001
653 South Gulph Road
653 South gulph Road, Upper Merion, PA · 3,354 sq ft non-residential, office · 0.45 acres
About this project
An expansion of an existing office building with an addition and two new buildings on a 0.45-acre site in Upper Merion Township, adding 3,354 square feet of office space. The project includes parking reconfiguration, sidewalk installation, and subsurface stormwater management improvements.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Business use not specifically listed in NMU zoning code, Lawful nonconforming use status must be clarified, Site design must maintain neighborhood compatibility and minimize industrial character, Historic resources not addressed in submission, Site layout and circulation impacts on surrounding properties need evaluation
- Applicant
- Schock Group, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Schock Group, LLC
- Zoning
- NMU
- Tax parcel
- 58-00-17305-00-7
- Cross street
- Weadley Road
- Approvals needed
- preliminary/final land development plan, waiver from preliminary plan requirement
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2026-03-16 · MCPC #26-0066-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 3,354 sq ft
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $1.0M
- ~11 roofing squares (assumes 3 stories)
- ~8 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Subsurface MRC stormwater chamber system with stone bed
- Parking expansion and reconfiguration
- Public sidewalk installation
- Approximately 9,618 square feet new impervious surface