What Should Be Built At Former U.S. Navy Base? [Patch Poll]

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Horsham Township now has 100 acres of the former U.S. Navy base to develop. And over the next years or decades, the township plans to acquire the rest of the property from the Navy.

While the township has rebranded the land as 862 Rise at Horsham, the question becomes what will be the best use of a base that is 862 acres. That's a lot of football fields. Take our Patch poll below

Officials said the agreement marks a "major milestone" in transforming the base into a vibrant, community-focused development.

The township sees the base off Route 611 and Horsham Road as a mixed-use development that would include a town center, office park, regional recreation center, and some housing.

The HLRA and Horsham Township have actively invested in infrastructure upgrades — including transportation systems, utilities, and land-use controls — to prepare for redevelopment.

The agreement now allows the HLRA to begin improvements to the base property ahead of its formal development. The HLRA will collaborate with local, state, and federal partners to finalize environmental clearances already in progress.

Township officials will now focus on a comprehensive rezoning plan for the base. That plan is expected sometime in November.

The rezoning happened after years of planning and addressing PFAS environmental cleanup at the base, which had previously delayed redevelopment efforts.

In late June, the council unanimously adopted an ordinance to rezone the base from industrial to residential.

Take our Patch poll for what you think shoud be built on the base: