Chester County · Honey Brook Township · #LD-01-24-17958
Tel Hai residential, ambulance and nursing expansion
Honey Brook Township, PA · 124 homes, 63,200 sq ft non-residential, senior living · 149.1 acres
About this project
Tel Hai in Honey Brook Township proposes a 57,800 sq ft nursing wing, a 5,400 sq ft ambulance center addition, 78 apartments in three buildings and 46 cottages on a 149-acre campus.
Official description: Proposed construction of a 57,800 square foot nursing wing addition, a 5,400 square foot ambulance center addition, 78 additional apartments in three structures, and 46 separate cottages.
- Plan type
- Land development
- Land use
- Townhouse, Apartment, Nursing Home/Assisted Living
- Status
- Reviewed
Filing history
- 2024-01-22 · #LD-01-24-17958 · Land development · 124 lots/units · 63,200 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Tel Hai is a nonprofit retirement community in Honey Brook Township. County records show a plan to add a 57,800 sq ft nursing wing, a 5,400 sq ft ambulance center addition, 78 apartments in three buildings and 46 cottages. That makes 124 new homes on a campus of about 149 acres.
The campus already has apartments, townhomes, cottages and a skilled nursing center, so this would grow an existing community. It does not create a new one.
The township's land-development list describes the project as a land development on Treeline Drive and Tel Hai Circle. It says the plan includes the last phase of an earlier approved plan for 36 hybrid apartment units. That township page was not fully readable, and no news coverage, opposition or hearing outcome was found.
What it could mean nearby
- Residents and staff would add traffic on campus roads such as Treeline Drive and Tel Hai Circle. No traffic study was found.
- The 124 new homes would add senior housing, and the nursing wing and ambulance center would add care and emergency-service capacity on the campus.
- The nursing wing and ambulance center suggest more on-site staff jobs. No job counts were found.
Where it stands
The county's latest filing is dated January 2024, and the township listed the plan as a land development under review. Usual next steps are township review and a vote by the supervisors on the plan, then conditions, final approval and building permits. Current status could not be confirmed.
- Jan 22, 2024 Latest county planning filing for the project
Want to weigh in? The Honey Brook Township supervisors decide land-development plans after planning commission review, and residents can comment at their public meetings. Check the township website for agendas.
Who's behind it
Tel Hai Retirement Community · A nonprofit senior living community in Honey Brook that offers independent living, personal care, memory support, skilled nursing, home care and therapy.
Around the web
- Subdivision and Land DevelopmentHoney Brook TownshipThe township lists the Tel Hai residential, ambulance and nursing home land development and says it includes the final phase of an earlier approved 36-unit apartment plan.
- Tel Hai Retirement CommunityRuppert LandscapeDescribes the existing campus of apartments, townhomes and cottages.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- A formal township review of a plan to build or enlarge buildings, parking and roads on a site.
- Phase
- One stage of a project that is built and approved in steps.
- Hybrid apartments
- Apartment units named this way in the township's list. The page did not define the term.
- Planning commission
- A township advisory board that reviews development plans and recommends action to the supervisors.
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: $40.5M
- ~620 roofing squares
- ~124 HVAC systems
- ~124 kitchens / 248+ bathrooms
- ~111,600 sq ft of finished living space
- ~632 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~158 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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