Poll: What Do You Think About the Stocking Works II Proposal?

The approval process for the Stocking Works II mixed-use development on the former Stockburger Chevrolet site has begun.

A conditional use hearing for the proposed development began in front of Newtown Borough Council Wednesday. (It was continued until Tuesday, Jan. 10.)

The plan as proposed would feature 121 residential units ranging from 1,750 to 850 square feet, 28,904 square feet of retail space, a two-deck parking structure with 210 spaces and a below-ground parking structure with 185 spaces.

Smith for conditional use approval – Plan A and Plan B.

Plan B is similar to the one presented informally to Borough Council in May. It includes the development of two additional acres -- the State Store property plus the adjacent municipal lot – and features additional civic amenities such as a creek walk, a public gathering space and an amphitheatre.

However the borough isn’t presently considering Plan B because Smith doesn’t own the one-acre municipal parking lot site. Smith, who owns the State Store property, was the former owner of the municipal lot property but donated it to the borough several years ago.

What do you think of the Stocking Works II plan?