Oxford Valley Mall Apartments OKed By Supervisors

LANGHORNE, PA — Plans for a development at Oxford Valley Mall that would include 600 apartment units were approved Monday by Middletown Township supervisors.

Supervisors voted unanimously to give both preliminary and final approval to the project, by Cornerstone Tracy Development.

Under the plan, mall owner Simon would sell 20 of the mall property's roughly 135 acres to the developers. Two, four-story buildings would go on the south end of the site near the former Boscov's, which would be demolished under the plan.

Since the plan was announced last year, Middletown officials have promoted it as part of a bigger effort to revitalize the area around the mall.

"This is something that has been involved in a number of meetings at a number of different levels," said supervisors Chairman Mike Ksiazek. "It's the second time it's been before us ... . The applicant has made a number of changes based on feedback that has come in from the various levels."

Supervisors already had approved a rezoning necessary for the plan to go through in October.

Tracy has said the development would be done in two phases, with the first building holding about 390 units and the second holding about 200-220. The first phase would take about 2 1/2 years to build, developers said.

On Monday, details that were discussed included eight acres of open space at the site, including a public green that would separate the apartments from the mall. The apartments will have a pool, fitness center and business center, officials said.

Developers also want to set up a shuttle service from the property that would take people from there to SEPTA's Woodbourne Station. That shuttle would be open to the public, they said.