Arbor Knoll, created on the heels of the highly successful Arbor Heights and Arbor Mews communities, plays an integral role in transforming Norristown into a thriving and desirable neighborhood in which to live, work, and play. Gathered for a ribbon-cutting at Arbor Knoll on Wednesday are, from left, Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence, Rep. Tim Briggs (D-149th Dist.), developer Sarah Peck, Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh, Municipal Administrator Crandall Jones, and Norristown Municipal Council member Valerie Scott Cooper. Missing from photo is Council president Sonya Sanders.

At their annual Synergy awards ceremony, the Home Builders Associations of the four suburban counties of Philadelphia awarded the 2016 Townhome of the Year in its size category to the Hayden model at the Danley Townhomes, a unique new townhome community in Bryn Mawr.  The Hayden model also received merit recognition for Best Interior Merchandising.   The Hayden’s design, along with Danley’s convenient walkable location one block from the center of Bryn Mawr has spurred its strong success in the market.  The Hayden has attracted downsizing empty nesters as well as professional couples and even families seeking a low maintenance, less expensive lifestyle with the freedom to walk one block to the heart of Bryn Mawr and its commuter train, restaurants, shops, theater, parks and schools.  The interior merchandising appeals perfectly to this diverse target market.  A crisp color palette of classic navy with medium blue hues and white and soft gray accents, along with richly diverse dark woods in the furniture and flooring has created a sophisticated yet comfortable transitional style décor. Hosted by the Home Builders associations of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware Counties and judged by an independent panel of industry experts, the annual Synergy Awards honor excellence in construction, design, sales and marketing by members.

 

Hear the Sarah Peck interview from The Times Herald.
Read the full article here.
See Philadelphia Magazine report on ULI

Thanks to unseasonably warm weather, roads are paved and first foundations are in for the first phase of Danley, a Progressive Housing new home community of 28 townhomes near Bryn Mawr Hospital.  The duplex townhomes along Old Lancaster Road will echo the feel of this historic Bryn Mawr neighborhood. The lower level homes include a master bedroom on the living level with two additional upstairs bedrooms and a finished basement option while the upper level homes include 3 bedrooms in over 2000 SF of space. Three bedroom townhomes will be built on the opposite side of the private drive that within the community.  Every home includes an attached garage. The site includes a private pocket park and guest parking. A plan for the site is available here

Virtual tours of the community and the floor plans will be available before the community opens for sales in 2016. To sign up for the priority waiting list visit http://progressivehsg.com/communities/danley/contact/

 

This week’s cover story in the Philadelphia Business Journal by Natalie Kostelni predicts Norristown will become the next Conshohocken. Arbor Mews’ success is mentioned as part of the reason. There are still a few choice homes remaining at ArborMews.com if you want to get in on the ground floor of Norristown’s upward trajectory!  Read the full article here.

Main Line Today calls Norristown a Town on the Brink citing how this municipality on the river is poised to take off as a popular place to live – and it cites Arbor Mews and Arbor Heights as part of that path to success. Read the full article here.

Arbor Mews and Arbor Heights were the topic of a feature article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about how these two communities of new townhomes came to be in Norristown and how they are bringing new homeowners to this walkable and affordable community. Read that article here.

Arbor Mews and Progressive Housing’s first community in Norristown, Arbor Heights, were featured in an article in the Times Herald, Norristown’s daily newspaper. Read that article here.

Arbor Heights, Progressive Housing Venture’s first community in Norristown, was one of 7 projects in the greater Philadelphia region to receive an award for excellence from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), an non-profit institution dedicated to providing leadership in sustainable land use and for creating and sustaining thriving communities.

Read the announcement from ULI here.

For the Progressive Housing Ventures official press release, click here.

For more information about the ULI Awards for Excellence, click here.

Arbor Mews was recently featured in the Times Herald, a local newspaper in Montgomery County, PA. The article highlighted the excellent townhome design that incorporates the historic roots of the neighborhood while helping reinvigorate the area with young and diverse residents. For the full article, click here.