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'Old Saucon' Groundbreaking Imminent

Upper Saucon Township supervisors have approved Phase 1 of a 70-acre project that will include 80 age-restricted homes and a shopping center along Route 378.

A developer will soon break ground on a 70-acre mixed-use development along Route 378 between Center Valley Parkway and Saucon Valley Road.

On March 11, Upper Saucon Township supervisors unanimously approved Phase 1 of the project, which will bring 33 new age-restricted homes to the portion of the Old Saucon development nearest Saucon Valley Road.

Project partner John Blair of Blair Custom Homes said he intends to build 25 single-family units and eight twin homes in that area over the next three to four years.

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Old Saucon will be an age-restricted community, serving residents 55 and older. Pennsylvania guidelines state that 20 percent of the population can be under 55.

On full build-out, the Old Saucon project will include 56 single and 24 twin homes and an 18-acre shopping center, Blair said. Prices for the homes have been estimated to cost $500,000 to $1,000,000.

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Supervisors approved the full development plan for the project in December 2011.

Supervisors did approve one exception to the township’s subdivision and land development ordinance, which will permit a cul de sac that is 1,500 feet long.

A year ago, some residents of Colesville Road in Lower Saucon Township spoke out about the traffic they said will be generated by the new development.


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