18-Unit Complex Approved For Vacant Phoenixville Civic Center

PHOENIXVILLE, PA —Borough Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved plans to renovate the former Phoenixville Civic Center at 123 Main St. into an 18-unit dwelling with 15 parking spaces.

MEK2 Property Group, LLC asked the council to grant conditional use approval for the project to proceed.

Michael Murray Jr., a Pottstown lawyer representing the developer, said the developer plans to maintain the historic architecture of the building.

Murray said the project will preserve a culturally significant building while providing convenient housing for people working in the borough.

Meghan Shomper, a landscape architect with In Land Design, West Chester, said the project would contain 85 percent impervious area.

The plan calls for a walkway and courtyard area landscaped with large trees, new sidewalks, a drainage area, a trash area, and green space.

Thomas W. Carnevale, an architect who is working on the concept for the project, said the building was constructed in 1907 and 1908. He said the units would range from 450 to 1,200 square feet.

The decision followed a public hearing in June in which some residents expressed concern about parking issues in the area.