UPPER MERION The Upper Merion Township Board of
Supervisors on Thursday rezoned the King of Prussia Business Park to allow
residential construction.
The new zoning district, north of the King of Prussia
Mall and east of Valley Forge, will allow multiuse properties such as high-rise
condominiums with stores or offices at street level. It also encourages
environmentally sustainable buildings and parks as well as pedestrian-friendly
corridors linking to the planned extension of the Norristown High Speed Line.
The nonprofit King of Prussia Business District has
lobbied for the change for several years, arguing that an update "from the
traditional 1960s suburban office park to a dynamic, mixed-use district will
trigger significant investment," executive director Eric T. Goldstein said.
The district hopes some of the 20,000 people who work in
the business park will choose to live there as well, reducing commuter traffic
and boosting weekend business for stores and restaurants in the area.
Township supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning.
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