Limekiln Simmons School May Go on the Market

The Hatboro-Horsham School District is looking to sell one of its unused schools and adjacent ground.

The district decided to "test the market" in trying to sell the former Limekiln Simmons School, which is situated on Limekiln Pike in Horsham Township, according to Bob Reichert, the district's director of business affairs.

The building had been used to house the district's special education offices and pre-school until 2011 when the roof started leaking. 

Now, Reichert said he will be working with a real estate office to gather relevant property information, and, eventually set a "value" for the 10.5-acre parcel. An asking price has not yet been set, Reichert said. 

Reichert said real estate agents would prepare a marketing plan and materials to help promote the property to potential buyers.

"Hopefully within 60-90 days we’ll start to see some proposals," Reichert said. "I feel very comfortable that there’s a good market out there for the property."

The district has had an option agreement for the last 20 years with Horsham Township that would give Horsham the "right of first refusal" for the property. The latest renewal of that agreement expires in August. Horsham Township manager Bill Walker said that "everything's on the table" in terms of disposal of the property. 

Reichert said the district and the township would "work together" to find a new owner that would be beneficial for both the district and the township. The land is zoned residential, Reichert said.

Money generated from the sale of the property would be added to the district's reserve funds, Reichert said.