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Bucks County · New Britain Borough · #12853

Mixed-use apartments and retail at 625 E. Butler Ave

625 East Butler Avenue, north side, about 300 feet west of Iron Hill Road, New Britain Borough, PA · 98 homes, 4,900 sq ft non-residential, mixed use · 3.9 acres

About this project

Consolidates six parcels and a vacated paper street into a 3.94-acre tract. Plans a four-story apartment building and a separate commercial building with 98 dwelling units, 4,900 square feet of commercial space and 195 parking spaces. The site is currently residential.

County recommendation: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: Commercial use type not specified, Building height above 35 feet needs approved public benefit, Truck circulation and driveway safety, Traffic study assumptions, including pass-by trips, Waivers requested, including a Butler Avenue driveway

Applicant
Butler Avenue Owner LLC
Plan type
Preliminary/final land development
Land use
mixed-use
Zoning
MUO Mixed Use Overlay

Filing history

  • 2026-03-30 · #12853 · Preliminary/final land development · 98 lots/units · 4,900 sq ft

County review packet (meeting materials) →

Map pin is approximate.

The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026

The developer proposes a four-story apartment building and a separate commercial building on the north side of East Butler Avenue in New Britain Borough, about 300 feet west of Iron Hill Road. Together they would hold 98 apartments and about 4,900 square feet of retail or other commercial space. The plan includes 195 parking spaces.

The site covers 3.94 acres. It would combine six parcels and a vacated paper street, which is a street shown on old maps that was never built or has been formally closed. The land is currently residential.

No online source was found that clearly covers this exact address or developer. Local news did describe a different mixed-use proposal on the 400 block of East Butler Avenue, under a new borough zoning overlay for retail and residential projects. That proposal is not confirmed to be the same project, so it is not described further here.

What it could mean nearby

Where it stands

The county received a filing on 2026-03-30, so the plan is in early government review. Borough planning and council review usually come next, and the developer must also address engineering and stormwater requirements before any approval. No approval or construction start was found.

Want to weigh in? New Britain Borough's planning commission and borough council usually review projects like this at public meetings, and residents can comment at those meetings or in writing to the borough office.

Who's behind it

Butler Avenue Owner LLC · This is the company named on the filing, and no information was found about its other projects.

Planning terms explained
Mixed use
A development that combines homes with shops, offices or other businesses on one site.
Vacated paper street
A street shown on maps that was never built, or was formally closed, so its land can be added to nearby parcels.
Consolidation
Merging several separate parcels into one lot so they can be developed together.
Overlay zone
An extra set of zoning rules placed over an existing zone to allow certain uses, such as apartments with retail.

We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.

Scope estimate for contractors

Estimated construction value: $56.2M