Bucks County · Bristol Township · #13122
Mini-warehouse expansion at Durham Rd and Route 413
2631 and 2701 Durham Road, at the western corner of Durham Road and Veterans Highway (SR 413), Bristol Township, PA · 19,000 sq ft non-residential, warehouse & storage · 25.6 acres
About this project
An 18,000 sq ft mini-warehouse building, a 1,000 sq ft mini-warehouse building and a 764 sq ft canopy would expand an existing mini-warehouse facility on a 25.6-acre commercial site. The township Zoning Hearing Board has already approved a 53-ft building height and a larger building size.
County recommendation: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Zoning variances for 53-ft height and 18,000 sq ft building size, Storage areas unscreened and no fencing, Waivers lack hardship reasons, Town Center design guidelines strongly encouraged, Fire lanes not shown on plan
- Applicant
- Amerco Real Estate Company
- Engineer / designer
- Colliers Engineering & Design, Inc.
- Plan type
- Preliminary land development
- Land use
- warehouse
- Zoning
- C Commercial, with TC Town Center overlay
Filing history
- 2025-08-22 · #13122 · Preliminary land development · 19,000 sq ft
County review packet (meeting materials) →
Map pin is approximate.
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The developer, which is U-Haul's real estate arm, wants to expand its existing storage center on a roughly 25.6-acre site. The site is the former Bristol Plaza shopping center at Durham Road and Veterans Highway (Route 413). The county filing lists an 18,000 sq ft mini-warehouse building, a 1,000 sq ft building and a small canopy.
The site today holds the U-Haul storage center, a U-Haul graphics printing operation, and a few remaining tenants. Most other stores have closed. News coverage says the new warehouse would go in an existing parking lot and would mainly store portable U-Box containers. The 1,000 sq ft building already exists and would be moved.
News coverage from February 2026 says the township council approved a scaled-back plan. The canopy and a planned 5,000 sq ft second-phase building were dropped. The county filing still lists the canopy, so the final plans may differ. No organized opposition was found.
What it could mean nearby
- Existing driveway entrances would stay as they are, so no new access points onto Durham Road are expected.
- Parked truck spaces along Durham Road were cut from 11 to 6 at the township's request. The company also agreed to limit branded vehicles along that frontage.
- Added landscaping, including a row of evergreen trees, would screen back-of-house operations from Durham Road. About 10,000 sq ft of new green space was described in the earlier sketch plan.
- The building goes on land that is already paved, and no new homes or school impacts are indicated.
Where it stands
The township council gave preliminary and final land development approval in February 2026, after the Zoning Hearing Board granted variances. Next steps are usually meeting approval conditions, getting building and stormwater permits, and then construction. Whether construction has started was not found.
- Feb 2026 Township council granted preliminary and final land development approval
- Aug 22, 2025 Latest county planning filing
- Jun 2025 Zoning Hearing Board granted variances, including extra building height (month per news report; year inferred)
- Apr 2025 Developer presented a sketch plan to the township council
Want to weigh in? The township council has already approved the plan. Residents can still raise concerns at Bristol Township Council meetings or with the township building and zoning offices.
Who's behind it
Amerco Real Estate Company · The real estate arm of U-Haul, which owns and develops moving and self-storage sites; it bought this former shopping center in 2016.
Around the web
- U-Haul wins approval for Bristol Twp. expansion projectLevittownNow.com · Feb 24, 2026Reports the council's approval and the scaled-back plan, with the canopy and phase two dropped and fewer parked trucks.
- U-Haul plans expansion in Bristol Twp.LevittownNow.com · Apr 24, 2025Describes the original sketch plan, the current site uses, and the need for zoning relief.
- Bristol Twp. approves U-Haul expansion projectLower Bucks SourceConfirms the township approval and the earlier variance approvals.
Planning terms explained
- Land development approval
- The township's formal sign-off on a site plan covering buildings, parking, drainage and landscaping.
- Variance
- Permission from the Zoning Hearing Board to depart from a zoning rule, such as maximum building height.
- Zoning Hearing Board
- A local board that decides requests for exceptions to zoning rules.
- Sketch plan
- An early, informal plan shown to officials for feedback before formal applications.
- Curb cut
- A driveway opening where a property's entrance meets the public road.
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: $2.5M
- ~190 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~47 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)