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Medical Mission Sisters Property Being Developed - 8400 Pine Rd
Total 549 Units - Part in Philadelphia and Part in Abington

THE NUTSHELL - The Medical Mission Sisters' 136-acre property sits on Pine Road in both Abington (41 acres) and Philadelphia (95 acres). There are several properties on the site, but the property was less than 20 percent covered in 2012 when Abington approved the construction of 61 new apartments on part of the property which had several other existing buildings . (This may be the part called Mission Green) In late 2020 or early 2021 we learned of a proposal to develop this property that is in both Philadelphia and Abington . It was proposed to have 135 independent living units/80 assisted living memory care units/216 apartment units/118 carriage home units for a total of 549 units. The proposal came from Aquinas builders (Pres. Len Poncia ) who said they would preserve the medical Mission sisters headquarters, the cemetery, the boathouse and some of the landscaping. This historic barn and other buildings would be removed. The Medical Mission Sisters had a worldwide mission helping refugees, immigrants, trafficking victims, etc..

NEXT MEETING : FOX CHASE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC (google it ) meeting is on 11/10 at 7:30PM at the Ludenslager VA Post on Oxford Ave. in Fox Chase.

In the news: https://northeasttimes.com/2021/02/17/550-unit-community-discussed-for-medical-mission-sisters-property/?fbclid=IwAR16CS9YnSC2JYVT6JqKN_XcoY-GDsog2Jq7LLEVSN-RmMoMAjxSiXqgWwA

The Medical Mission Sisters' 136-acre property sits on Pine Road in both Abington (41 acres) and Philadelphia (95 acres). There are several properties on the site, but the property is less than 20 percent covered. None of the existing buildings is going to be demolished.

The 19+ acres in the Abington part of this is zone CS Community Service - The Phila part is zoned residential. There was talk of a possible driveway on Shady Lane

Pine Rd plan- as of-2-21

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Now, in 2025, we are due to get a new Manager, and there are funds put aside to, once again, upgrade the Township website. We can only hope for a fresh chance at fixing some of these things, as our Township website is the best tool we have for communication and should be an easy, user friendly site for all.

We need volunteers willing to work together to help improve the Township site that everyone has to use, to make it functional and accessible.

We will be repairing our broken links in this Abington Citizens site, too, and fixing some of our many, many typo's as much as is possible. (Yes, it's quite evident that, unlike the Township, WE don't have a paid staff of 275+ or a $93 million budget).

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