Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Developer Allan Smith presented preliminary plans to relocate the store to a new building on South State Street in Newtown Borough.
The Newtown Borough Zoning Board approved several variances for a portion of the Steeple View project that would relocate the Wine and Spirits store to South State Street. Newtown-raised developer Allan Smith, who owns the current state store property on Centre Avenue, presented preliminary plans to relocate the store to a new building on South State Street that would meet the current standards the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is looking for. The new building would also feature 13 condos on the second and third floor. The Steeple View team hopes to construct a building that is roughly 213-feet-long. However, 120 feet is the maximum length permitted in that portion of the borough. The group asked for a variance, which was approved. …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Borough officials said the current conditional use process for Steeple View, the proposed mixed-use development off South State Street, has been postponed indefinitely.
New plans are in the works for the former Stockburger Chevrolet site and the current conditional use process for a proposed mixed-use development has been postponed indefinitely, according to borough officials. Newtown Borough Solicitor Bill Bolla said Wednesday that he has meet three times with developer Allan Smith, who has submitted a conditional use application to construct a mixed-use development on the six-acre site off South State Street. The project, initially known as Stocking Works II, is now called Steeple View. Bolla said he has been discussing with Smith the possibility of revising the plans so that they are more in line with the borough’s vision for the site. The new plans, which are a work in progress, will reduce the …
Friday, April 20, 2012
The hearing, postponed from March, was supposed to be held in April but has yet to be scheduled, according to Newtown Borough officials.
A conditional use hearing for a major mixed-use development in Newtown Borough that was postponed from February has yet to be rescheduled, according to borough officials. In December, Borough Council opened the hearing to consider developer Allan Smith's proposal to construct 121 condos, 40,904 square feet of commercial space and below and above ground parking at the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street. The project, initially known as Stocking Works II, is now called Steeple View. The hearing in December was continued and resumed in January. It was scheduled to continue again in February but was cancelled until March. The March hearing was then also cancelled and was supposed to resume in April. "We are working very …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The hearing scheduled for Tuesday in front of Newtown Borough Council will be continued.
Tuesday's conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal, now known as Steeple View, has been postponed, borough officials announced. The hearing will be pushed off until April, however no date has been scheduled. In an email, Developer Allan Smith said: "We are working very hard to refine our plan so that it can be the best it can be and in the course of having conversations with any number of people, we have gleaned ways in which to improve our efforts." Click here to read about the proposal, which seeks to construct a mixed-use development at the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The hearing, which first began in December and resumed in January, was set for Feb. 23 but has been postponed until March 27.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the hearing is scheduled for March 29. Patch apologizes for the error. A conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal, now known as Steeple View, has been postponed from later this month until Tuesday, March 27. The hearing, which first began in December and resumed in January, was set for Feb. 23 but has been postponed at the request of the applicant, borough officials announced Tuesday. The hearing in March will begin at 6 p.m. at the The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street. Developer Allan Smith has submitted three plans to Newtown …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Allan Smith presented his plans in front of the township supervisors Wednesday so they could ask questions and better understand his vision for Stocking Works II.
Developer Allan Smith came before the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors Wednesday to go over his proposals for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street in Newtown Borough. The development, Stocking Works II, is currently in the conditional use approval phase with Newtown Borough. However, Newtown Township has “party status” in the conditional use hearing process that is underway. Party status enables the representing attorney to cross-examine witnesses and object to evidence being placed on the record. The supervisors, who won’t be voting on the proposals, expressed concerns regarding traffic, parking and the overall density of the development. “I think your plans are very interesting and …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street.
A conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal that originally began in December and resumed Thursday evening has been continued until Feb. 23. The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street. Developer Allan Smith has submitted three plans to Newtown Borough for a mixed-use development. The current conditional use hearing is only for Plan A, which includes 121 residential units and 28,900 square feet of commercial space on six acres. That plan also includes a two-deck parking structure for public use as well as underground parking for the residential units. During Thursday’s hearing, Christopher …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Developer Allan Smith has three proposals on the table for the former Stockburger Chevrolet site. One of them, which is not currently being considered by Borough Council, features this public piazza.
Developer Allan Smith, who has submitted three conditional use applications to Newtown Borough for the development of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site, has released a sketch of the public piazza included in one of those proposals. Smith is proposing a mixed-use development called Stocking Works II for the site, however, the size and scope of the plan is currently up in the air. A conditional use hearing for Plan A, which has 121 condos, 40,904 square feet of commercial space, a parking garage as well as underground residential parking, will resume Thursday. On Tuesday, Smith released the images of what Plan B would look like. That plan, which is currently not being considered by the borough, features civic amenities such as a …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. at the Chancellor Center.
A conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal that began in December and was scheduled to resume Tuesday has been postponed until Jan. 26. The hearing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chancellor Center. Tuesday’s hearing was postponed at the request of applicant Allan Smith, who told Patch it would be “only fair” allow the borough’s new solicitor, William Bolla, to get up to speed on the plan. The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street. Smith is seeking conditional use approval to construct Stocking Works II, a mixed-use development on six acres. The project would feature residential …
Developer Allan Smith said the hearing will be postponed to allow for the borough's new solicitor to "get up to speed" on the proposal for a mixed-use development off State Street.
A conditional use hearing for the Stocking Works II proposal that began in December and was scheduled to resume tonight will be postponed, developer Allan Smith said. Smith said since the borough has a new solicitor, who will be present for the first time tonight, “we felt it only fair to offer to postpone so he could get up to speed.” Smith added that council had scheduled just an hour of testimony. “It seemed smart to reschedule when we could have a longer hearing,” he said. The hearing in front of Newtown Borough Council is the first step in an approval process for the redevelopment of the former Stockburger Chevrolet site off South State Street. Smith is seeking conditional use approval to construct Stocking Works II, a mixed-use …
Dan McGovern
4:40 pm on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Will the beer and liquor store be moving together? I have a better idea, update our insane, antiquated state laws so we can purchase beer & liquor where we purchase food. more ›