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Hershey Trust unveils mixed-use concept plan for 'Hershey West End'
Jul 11, 2017 | Central Penn Business Journal
By Jason Scott
A concept plan for a long-anticipated development on 230 acres of land near the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was unveiled Monday night in Derry Township. -
WGAL News 8 Today at 4:30
Jul 11, 2017 | NBC
lori: here is a live look from our hershey skycam, where residents are getting a first look at the hershey trust's plan to develop land west of downtown. news 8's danielle woods reports -- has more on the project, slated for land near penn state hershey medical center. danielle: inside the coa beanery, a packed house monday night as the hershey trust company hosted an open house focused on its hershey west end project. >> it will be a very friendly place to grow up in, to live in. danielle: hershey west end will be a mixed-use, commercial, and residential neighborhood with about 50% open, public space. it's still in its early stages, with ground expected to be broken in about a year or more. but before that happens... >> the first thing we want to do is get input from the community. danielle: some people are already on board -- >> i'm very supportive. danielle: -- like judy falcone, who's lived here since the 70's. > >> this would be perfect, away from the tourists, but still our own little town on the west end. danielle: others agree with the project's concept, but have concerns. >> is it going to be too much saturation in the area of housing, in the area of traffic, in the area of stormwater? i'm looking for those answers, and they don't have them right now. danielle: in hummelstown, danielle woods, news 8. lori: this week, consultants will draft initial design concepts for the project, addressing some of the residents' concerns. -
WGAL News 8 Today at 5:30am
Jul 11, 2017 | NBC
lori: a new development plan for hershey getting a mixed reaction. the project will be built on farmland do that hershey medical center. hershey west and would be a mixed-used commercial and residential neighborhood. >> this would be perfect. away from the tourists, but still our own little town on the west end. >> is it going to be too much saturation in the area of housing, traffic, storm water? i am looking for those answers, and they don't happen right now. lori: planning is still in the early stages. round is expected to be broken in about a year. -
WHP CBS 21 Morning News
Jul 11, 2017 | CBS
the hershey trust company is revealing their vision. for the hershey west end. one of the first phases of development is expected to include medical offices and converting a barn to an entertainment venue. future phases could feature rental flats, restaurants, shops, and housing. now, the hershey trust company will present their plans to the board of supervisors and planning commission for review. -
WGAL NBC News 8 Today at 6
Jul 11, 2017 | NBC
jere: in dauphin county, mixed reaction to a new commercial and residential development planned for hershey. lori: last night, residents got a closer look at the project, which would be built on 230 acres of farmland, near the hershey medical center. news 8's danielle woods reports on the pros and cons. >> inside the coa beanery, a packed house monday night as the hershey trust company hosted an open house, focused on its hershey west end project. >> it will be a very friendly place to grow up in, to live in. >> hershey west end will be a mix used -- mixed use commercial and residential neighborhood with about 50%, open, public space. it's still in its early stages. with ground expected to be broken in about a year or more but before that happens. >> the first thing we want to do is get input from the community. >> some people are already on board. >> i'm very supportive. >> like judy falcone, who's lived here since the 70's. >> this would be perfect. away from the tourists, but still our own little town on the west end. >> others agree with the project's concept, but have concerns. >> is it going to be too much saturation in the area of housing in the area of traffic in the area of storm water? i'm looking for those answers and they don't have them right now. >> in hummelstown, danielle woods news 8. lori: this week, consultants will draft initial design concepts for the project, addressing some of residents' concerns.
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Hershey Trust unveils mixed-use concept plan for 'Hershey West End'
Jul 11, 2017 | Central Penn Business Journal
By Jason Scott
A concept plan for a long-anticipated development on 230 acres of land near the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was unveiled Monday night in Derry Township.
The Hershey Trust Co., one of the township's largest landholders and owner of the tract off Route 322 and Bullfrog Valley Road, held an informal open house at the Cocoa Beanery on Research Boulevard to display early sketches and gather input from citizens on the plan for what has been dubbed "Hershey West End."
Trust spokesman Ken Gall said he expects formal plans to be submitted to the township "later this year." Site work could begin as early as next year, depending on the approval process, said Paul Ostergaard, managing principal with Pittsburgh-based Urban Design Associates, the master planner for the site.
The concept under consideration is a village-style mixed-use plan that would blend residential clusters, including single-family homes, apartments and possibly townhomes, with commercial and mixed-use structures.
The latter could include shops and restaurants, and possibly a hotel. Some residential units may be located above the shops.
Design firms engaged in the early-stage planning hope to leave 50 percent of the tract as open space, Ostergaard said. There could be trails, parks and a village square in what is expected to be a walkable suburban development that will feel like a small urban village.
Early-phase projects would include an expansion of the U-Gro Learning Centre, a possible medical office building for Penn State Health, an adaptive reuse of a large existing barn for an entertainment venue called The Englewood and senior housing for the nearby Grace United Methodist Church.
Ostergaard said the development, which likely will take 15 to 20 years to fully build out, should appeal to the growing workforce in and around the medical center.
Demand remains strong for new housing options to serve that population as well as empty nesters who are looking to downsize but want to remain close to local amenities, he said.
The trust has been exploring mixed-use development for the tract for about the last two years, officials said.
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