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Berks County, Pennsylvania · Neighborhood coverage

Amity Township

2 published projects · Local projects. Unrequested opinions.

ApprovedFiled Source report 2026-02-12

Leaf Creek Farm — age-restricted housing

677 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA 19518

Developer · Developer not reported

Amity's February 12, 2026 planning agenda lists Leaf Creek Farm's final plan as conditionally approved May 21, 2025 but not recorded. February 8, 2024 minutes identify the site at 677 Old Swede Road and a 339-unit proposal. That unit count is dated 2024, not independently reconfirmed in 2026. Approval is not proof construction has started.

Use
Age-restricted housing
Height
Not reported
Units
339

Tenants coming soon ↗

No tenants announced yet.

Source roundup checked October 23, 2026. Amity's February 12, 2026 planning agenda lists Leaf Creek Farm's final plan as conditionally approved May 21, 2025 but not recorded. February 8, 2024 minutes identify the site at 677 Old Swede Road and a 339-unit proposal. That unit count is dated 2024, not independently reconfirmed in 2026. Approval is not proof construction has started. Official/news evidence: https://amitytownshippa.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PC-021226-Agenda.pdf Additional dated evidence: February 8, 2024 address/count: https://amitytownshippa.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PC-020824-Minutes.pdf Esri World Geocoder checked October 23, 2026: PointAddress, 677 Old Swede Rd, Douglassville, Pennsylvania, 19518, score 100. Latitude 40.283486549875, longitude -75.722992045676. Census coordinate geography independently confirms Amity Township, Berks County. The pin marks the matched site address, not a surveyed footprint. Postal city is not municipal attribution. Later site status is not independently verified.

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CompletedFiled October 2025 source report

The Pointe at Douglassville — mixed-use redevelopment

824 Benjamin Franklin Highway, Douglassville, PA 19518

Developer · Limekiln Holdings 12 LLC ↗

Reported October 21, 2025: A new mixed-use building at the former Benjamin Franklin Inn site in Amity Township was completed in September 2025, with 10 apartments and four commercial spaces. Reading Coffee Company was reported as an occupant; current occupancy has not been independently reverified.

Use
Mixed-use apartments and commercial spaces
Height
Not reported
Units
10

Tenants coming soon ↗

  • Reading Coffee Company

    Suite 202 · Expected opening: Opened October 17, 2025 (reported)

    Reported existing occupant, not a future opening. The company announced an October 17, 2025 opening at Suite 202; Reading Eagle reported occupancy on October 21, 2025. Current operations have not been independently reverified.

    Tenant source ↗

Developer: Limekiln Holdings 12 LLC

Source: Reading Eagle, October 21, 2025. The report identifies 824 Benjamin Franklin Highway in Amity Township, construction beginning in 2024, completion in September 2025 and an October 17 ribbon cutting. Limekiln Holdings 12 LLC is identified as the property owner; DESCCO Design & Construction spearheaded construction. The building contains 10 apartments and four commercial spaces. Reading Coffee Company occupies one space; a financial advisor and nail salon were reported without names, and a fourth space was vacant. These are reported occupied spaces, not future opening announcements. Reading Coffee Company independently identifies Suite 202 and the October 17, 2025 opening: https://www.readingcoffee.com/blogs/news/reading-coffee-company-opens-second-cafe-location-in-douglassville-pa\n\nStatus: Completed refers to the new building as reported in October 2025, not a new verification of every business operation on October 22, 2026.\n\nLocation checked October 22, 2026: Esri returned a score-100 PointAddress, exact house number 824, for 824 Benjamin Franklin Hwy E, Birdsboro, PA 19508 at 40.264486493666, -75.753149965663. Postal locality differs from the source Douglassville label; township assignment comes from reporting, not the postal geocoder. Official tenant address describes Route 422 East. Census returned no match for the source address. This is an address point, not a surveyed parcel centroid. Geocoder: https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/findAddressCandidates?SingleLine=824+Benjamin+Franklin+Highway+East+Birdsboro+PA+19508&f=json&outFields=Match_addr%2CAddr_type%2CAddNum&maxLocations=1

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