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Vacancy is a series on available storefronts within Hatboro and Horsham. Check back weekly for more details on vacant storefronts.Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 145 N. Easton Road, Horsham Description: A one-story building, which formerly housed a Horsham satellite office for The Intelligencer newspaper. Size: "Under 15,000 square feet," according to Montgomery County property records. Zoning: GC2 (general commercial) History: Calkins Investment Co. purchased the building in 1982 for $400,000. The company announced last year that staff would be relocated from this Horsham satellite office to two of Calkins Media's main newspaper offices in Levittown and Doylestown. …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 37 S. York Road, Hatboro Description: Sitting in the heart of Hatboro, the building is situated adjacent to Joe's Pizza. History: The space was most recently used as a children's consignment store.
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 338 S. Warminster Road, Hatboro Description: This roughly 40-acre business campus is home to Alencon, KinderCare, Member Solutions and a handful of other businesses. Size: More than 100,000 square feet, likely to be subdivided. Zoning: LI (light industrial) History: According to Matt Handel of Alliance Partners HSP, the largest space available was most recently home to Countrywide Mortgage. The site, with a 650-person capacity, served as a call center for the company, which has since gone out of business. The …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 11 S. York Road, Hatboro Description: This former long-time music store sits in the heart of Hatboro amid small stores and offices. Size: 700 square feet Zoning: RC-1 (Retail commercial district) Permitted uses: Retail, office, apartments, mixed-use History: The space was most notably housed by former long-time Mayor Joe Celano's Hatboro Music Shop.
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 314 Horsham Road, Horsham Description: The space is situated in the Giant Food shopping center known as Horsham Point, which is located at the corner of Horsham and Dresher roads. History: The building had previously housed a Verizon Wireless store. Verizon relocated to a standalone building on Horsham Road a few weeks ago. Zoning: Commercial
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 109 E. Moreland Ave., Hatboro Description: The building is comprised of 1,500 square feet of office space, as well as four apartment units. Zoning: RC-2 (Retail commercial district) Uses: Retail, office, apartments History: The commercial portion of the property had most recently housed Code Elevator Co. Inc., an independent, union affiliated elevator company servicing the tri-state area. Potential: The mixed-use property offers on-site parking for 19 vehicles, is close to the SEPTA Hatboro rail station and is …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 319 S. York Road, Hatboro Description: The space is situated next door to the recently opened Aaron's in the heart of Hatboro. Zoning: RC1 Possible uses: The property is zoned for commercial uses, including retail, office, apartments or multi-use. History: Until recently, the space had been home to a martial arts studio.
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 301-307 Horsham Road, Horsham Description: Several empty spaces are available in this newly renovated strip mall. Size: According to Loopnet.com, the more than 30,000 square feet available is divided among various spaces ranging in size from 357 square feet up to 5,498 square feet. Zoning: Commercial Possible uses: Medical office; restaurant; retail; business office; bank
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 331 N. York Road, Hatboro Description: The space is part of an existing office complex, which sits adjacent to Stonybrook development in the northern end of Hatboro. An eye doctor and dermatologist are located in the two other suites. Size: 2,270 square feet and 750 square feet. Zoning: Commercial Possible uses: Medical, dental center
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 1116 Horsham Road, Horsham Description: The space is part of a one-story strip mall, which also features a Dairy Queen, Phoenix Physical Therapy, Twinkling Nails II, Horsham Family Practice and a half dozen others. Size: 1,200 square feet Zoning: GC-2 Possible uses: Under the township's zoning code, the following uses are permitted: retail store; restaurant/cafe; retail service shop; personal service shop, including barbershop, shoe repair, dry cleaning; business or professional office; wholesale business …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 126 N. York Road, Hatboro Description: Sitting in the north end of Hatboro's downtown shopping district, the building is situated amid other small storefronts and adjacent to the former Lacey Lady, which closed several months ago. Zoning: RC-2 (Retail commercial district) History: Until last month, the space was occupied by long-time borough business D. Schultz Interiors Inc., which relocated to Upper Moreland Township.
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 216 S. York Road Description: The building is situated in the heart of Hatboro's downtown shopping district. Size: 1,000 square feet Zoning: RC-2 (retail commercial district) History: The building has been empty for a year and a half. The Challenge: The site needs new flooring and a fresh coat of paint, according to Hatboro Main Street Manager Stephen Barth. "Prospective tenants have difficulty seeing past the condition of how it looks currently and to (what) it can become," he said. Interest: Barth said he's …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 211 N. York Road Description: The building is one portion of an 11,500-square-foot structure which has been subdivided into three units. Size: 1,400 square feet Zoning: C (Commercial, one-story strip store, no major food, according to Montgomery County property records). History: The building had housed a lighting store in all three of the now subdivided parcels of 207 N. York Road, 209 N. York Road and 211 N. York Road, according to Hatboro Main Street Manager Stephen Barth. The Challenge: Common bathrooms are …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 126 N. York Road Description: The building is situated in the northern part of Hatboro's downtown shopping district. Size: 1,100 square feet Zoning: RC-2 (retail commercial district) History: For the last 20 years, the building had housed the Lacey Lady lingerie store. The original owner passed along the business to her niece and nephew who recently closed up shop to raise a family, according to Hatboro Main Street Manager Stephen Barth. The Challenge: There are no specifically dedicated parking spaces for the …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy.Vacant: 42 S. York Road, HatboroDescription: This space is situated in the heart of Hatboro's downtown shopping and dining district. Size: 2,200 square feetZoning: C (Permitted uses include retail, office, apartments and multi-use development)History: Salon on Main had run its hair salon from this location for about eight years until relocating this spring to the other end of Hatboro. Hatboro Camera Shop had run its business at this location for 30 years prior to that, according to Hatboro Main Street Manager Stephen Barth.…
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 2 N. York Road. Description: The building sits at the corner of York Road and East Moreland Avenue in Hatboro's downtown shopping district. Size: 2,800 square feet Zoning: RC-1 (Retail Commercial District) History: The space was most recently housed by First Niagara Bank. The Challenge: It has only two parking spots, according to Hatboro Main Street Manager Stephen Barth. "The parking issue has been its greatest hinderance," he said. Prior to its departure about seven months ago, the bank had been paying $28 per …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 220 S. York Road, Hatboro. Description: The former Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce office, which is situated in the heart of the borough's downtown shopping district. Size: Approximately 2,000 square feet Zoning: Commercial (one-story strip store, "no major food," according to Montgomery County Property Records. History: The space had been used as the chamber's office until earlier this month, when the Greater Hatboro Chamber of Commerce relocated to the Red Barn Mall. The Challenge: None, according to …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: Several storefronts are available within Horsham Towne Square, a shopping center situated at Horsham and Norristown roads. Description: The original location of Bryn and Dane's, as well as space previously leased by Encore Kitchens and Dance to the Music is empty. Size: 5,000 square feet total Zoning: C-2 (Commercial) Permitted uses include retail, restaurant, personal service shop, retail service shop (including bakeries, household appliance shops, clock, watch, or jewelry shop, custom tailoring, etc), banks, …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 420 S. York Road, Hatboro Description: A space is available within the Victorian Village 55 and over condominium community. Size: 2,000 square feet Zoning: Office, RC-1 (office buildings, dental/medical clinics, retail, restaurants all permitted) History: The Victorian Village at Loller Academy was constructed in 2008 and 2010. Billed as a small community within the residential living community, Village Italian Bistro, Susquehanna Bank and Mai's Nails and Day Spa are located onsite. This specific space was built in …
Tell us in the comments what you would like to see fill this vacancy. Vacant: 412 S. York Road, Hatboro Description: The former White Billet Nursing Home, situated near Horsham Road - along with the Old Mill Inn and the adjacent building which houses Spa Escapeis an integral piece of a plan Wawa proposed last winter, which would involve adding a 5,102-sqaure-foot Wawa with six gas pumps in place of two of the three historic building. (All but the Old Mill would be demolished as per Wawa representatives). Size: 14,000 square feet Zoning: C - Taxable nursing homes, sanitariums History: …