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2022 Non-Residential Construction Report

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New Non-Residential Building Square Feet by Municipality, 2016-2022

Tredyffrin, West Goshen, and West Whiteland townships had the highest cumulative amount of non-residential construction from 2016-2022

Municipality Total Square
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2016-2021		 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Chester County 7,048,676 1,137,692 1,358,472 1,463,350 975,849 974,162 1,139,151 963,413
Atglen Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Avondale Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham Township 17,124 0 3,374 13,750 0 0 0 26,396
Caln Township 87,162 0 5,166 42,458 23,101 10,437 6,000 45,943
Charlestown Township 5,614 0 0 5,614 0 0 0 0
City of Coatesville 39,973 8,320 0 0 2,400 0 29,253 0
Downingtown Borough 50,301 0 4,500 2,559 11,446 31,796 0 0
East Bradford Township 903 243 0 660 0 0 0 0
East Brandywine Township 56,959 1,802 25,405 0 0 29,752 0 0
East Caln Township 87,025 70,742 7,333 0 198 0 8,752 102,200
East Coventry Township 101,350 0 5,550 95,800 0 0 0 0
East Fallowfield Township 250 0 0 250 0 0 0 0
East Goshen Township 42,509 0 0 1,760 13,815 25,013 1,921 0
East Marlborough Township 51,338 4,440 7,068 3,157 17,973 0 18,700 0
East Nantmeal Township 66,750 60,300 0 6,450 0 0 0 0
East Nottingham Township 47,436 9,242 5,760 756 27,000 1,238 3,440 16,250
East Pikeland Township 23,400 21,000 2,400 0 0 0 0 0
East Vincent Township 123,917 0 113,917 0 0 0 10,000 0
East Whiteland Township 600,668 175,235 40,306 362,032 0 5,135 17,960 52,286
Easttown Township 60,508 456 5,054 49,220 0 5,778 0 0
Elk Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elverson Borough 14,822 0 14,822 0 0 0 0 0
Franklin Township 21,383 1,718 0 0 19,665 0 0 0
Highland Township 63,603 63,603 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Brook 144,210 0 0 0 14,830 0 0 10,950
Honey Brook Township 14,830 0 7,800 5,440 122,762 1,008 7,200 0
Kennett Square Borough 24,395 0 23,150 1,245 0 0 0 0
Kennett Township 175,054 0 0 92,457 80,235 286 2,076 17,640
London Britain Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
London Grove Township 65,078 658 18,825 38,922 4,673 0 2,000 0
Londonderry Township 25,313 0 0 25,313 0 0 0 0
Lower Oxford Township 111,293 0 16,100 49,258 11,200 34,735 0 20,000
Malvern Borough 45,646 0 5,160 40,486 0 0 0 5,067
Modena Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Garden Township 255,474 15,000 21,366 91,242 0 19,966 107,900 64,400
New London Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newlin Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Coventry Township 28,220 0 0 28,220 0 0 0 0
Oxford Borough 84,915 2,500 0 0 28,165 11,200 43,050 0
Parkesburg Borough 16,523 0 0 6,469 0 10,054 0 0
Penn Township 9,201 3,545 5,656 0 0 0 0 296,010
Pennsbury Township 853 0 0 853 0 0 0 0
Phoenixville Borough 80,800 6,450 12,670 22,243 0 0 39,437 22,760
Pocopson Township 10,002 0 10,002 0 0 0 0 0
Sadsbury Township 352,303 74,750 35,667 0 137,600 4,288 99,998 88,000
Schuylkill Township 203,050 0 203,050 0 0 0 0 0
South Coatesville Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Coventry Township 6,609 1,409 5,200 0 0 0 0 0
Spring City Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thornbury Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tredyffrin Township 776,256 8,464 333,492 157,496 155,204 3,028 118,572 0
Upper Oxford Township 61,615 0 0 61,615 0 0 0 0
Upper Uwchlan Township 196,118 76,050 0 3,332 0 116,736 0 52,565
Uwchlan Township 440,469 91,872 0 76,654 0 265,686 6,257 2,040
Valley Township 92,654 9,202 0 9,359 0 15,258 58,835 0
Wallace Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warwick Township 19,740 4,990 0 0 0 14,750 0 0
West Bradford Township 23,780 6,180 0 10,000 0 0 7,600 0
West Brandywine Township 689 0 0 689 0 0 0 0
West Caln Township 10,010 3,990 0 2,433 1,787 0 1,800 0
West Chester Borough 525,554 103,491 1,142 4,040 0 93,881 323,000 0
West Fallowfield Township 94,776 60,196 9,100 0 7,080 10,000 8,400 0
West Goshen Township 680,487 47,075 266,458 19,023 251,085 12,309 84,537 63,394
West Grove Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Nantmeal Township 42,820 28,120 14,700 0 0 0 0 17,416
West Nottingham Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Pikeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Sadsbury Township 44,150 38,150 0 0 0 0 6,000 39,736
West Vincent Township 22,571 0 0 9,150 6,900 6,521 0 0
West Whiteland Township 653,584 123,298 128,279 38,895 10,944 225,705 126,463 12,750
Westtown Township 94,537 15,201 0 51,550 27,786 0 0 7,610
Willistown Township 52,102 0 0 32,500 0 19,602 0 0

2022 Municipal New Non-Residential Building Square Feet By Type

In 2022, Penn Township, Honey Brook Township, and East Caln Township had the greatest total new non-residential square feet, New Garden Township, West Goshen Township, and Upper Uwchlan Township had the greatest commercial, Honey Brook Township, East Caln Township, and Sadsbury Township had the highest number of industrial square feet, and Penn Township, Upper Uwchlan Township, and Phoenixville Borough had the highest new institutional construction. Only West Nantmeal had agricultural non-residential development completed in 2022.

Municipality Total Square Footage Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional
Chester County 980,829 17,416 221,310 321,151 420,952
Atglen Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Avondale Township 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham Township 26,396 0 26,396 0 0
Caln Township 45,943 0 4,554 41,389 0
Charlestown Township 0 0 0 0 0
City of Coatesville 0 0 0 0 0
Downingtown Borough 0 0 0 0 0
East Bradford Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Brandywine Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Caln Township 102,200 0 0 102,200 0
East Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Fallowfield Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Goshen Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Nantmeal Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Nottingham Township 16,250 0 5,000 11,250 0
East Pikeland Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Vincent Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Whiteland Township 52,286 0 9,291 27,626 15,369
Easttown Township 0 0 0 0 0
Elk Township 0 0 0 0 0
Elverson Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Franklin Township 0 0 0 0 0
Highland Township 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Brook 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Brook Township 10,950 0 0 10,950 0
Kennett Square Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Kennett Township 17,640 0 17,640 0 0
London Britain Township 0 0 0 0 0
London Grove Township 0 0 0 0 0
Londonderry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Oxford Township 20,000 0 0 0 20,000
Malvern Borough 5,067 0 0 0 5,067
Modena Borough 0 0 0 0 0
New Garden Township 64,400 0 64,400 0 0
New London Township 0 0 0 0 0
Newlin Township 0 0 0 0 0
North Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Oxford Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Parkesburg Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Penn Township 296,010 0 0 0 296,010
Pennsbury Township 0 0 0 0 0
Phoenixville Borough 22,760 0 0 0 22,760
Pocopson Township 0 0 0 0 0
Sadsbury Township 88,000 0 0 88,000 0
Schuylkill Township 0 0 0 0 0
South Coatesville Borough 0 0 0 0 0
South Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Spring City Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Thornbury Township 0 0 0 0 0
Tredyffrin Township 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Oxford Township 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Uwchlan Township 52,565 0 26,573 0 25,992
Uwchlan Township 2,040 0 2,040 0 0
Valley Township 0 0 0 0 0
Wallace Township 0 0 0 0 0
Warwick Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Bradford Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Brandywine Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Caln Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Chester Borough 0 0 0 0 0
West Fallowfield Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Goshen Township 63,394 0 48,000 0 15,394
West Grove Borough 0 0 0 0 0
West Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Nantmeal Township 34,832 17,416 17,416 0 0
West Nottingham Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Pikeland 0 0 0 0 0
West Sadsbury Township 39,736 0 0 39,736 0
West Vincent Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Whiteland Township 12,750 0 0 0 12,750
Westtown Township 7,610 0 0 0 7,610
Willistown Township 0 0 0 0 0

2016-2022 Non-Residential Projects By Municipality

West Whiteland Township, West Goshen Township, and Tredyffrin Township had the highest cumulative number of non-residential projects built from 2016-2022.

Municipality Total Projects
2016-2020		 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Chester County 307 56 53 83 36 43 36 31
Atglen Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Avondale Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham Township 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Caln Township 8 0 1 2 2 2 1 0
Charlestown Township 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
City of Coatesville 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Downingtown Borough 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 4
East Bradford Township 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
East Brandywine Township 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
East Caln Township 7 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
East Coventry Township 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
East Fallowfield Township 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
East Goshen Township 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
East Marlborough Township 6 1 1 1 2 0 1 0
East Nantmeal Township 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
East Nottingham Township 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
East Pikeland Township 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
East Vincent Township 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
East Whiteland Township 16 5 1 7 0 1 2 2
Easttown Township 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Elk Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elverson Borough 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Franklin Township 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Highland Township 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Brook Township 10 0 1 2 5 1 1 0
Kennett Square Borough 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Kennett Township 5 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
London Britain Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
London Grove Township 11 1 1 6 2 0 1 0
Londonderry Township 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Lower Oxford Township 6 0 1 3 1 1 0 2
Malvern Borough 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 2
Modena Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
New Garden Township 8 1 2 3 0 1 1 2
New London Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newlin Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Coventry Township 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Oxford Borough 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Parkesburg Borough 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Penn Township 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pennsbury Township 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Phoenixville Borough 6 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
Pocopson Township 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sadsbury Township 7 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
Schuylkill Township 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
South Coatesville Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
South Coventry Township 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spring City Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thornbury Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tredyffrin Township 18 2 6 3 2 1 4 1
Upper Oxford Township 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Upper Uwchlan Township 7 2 0 2 0 3 0 0
Uwchlan Township 11 6 0 2 0 2 1 0
Valley Township 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Wallace Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Warwick Township 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
West Bradford Township 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
West Brandywine Township 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
West Caln Township 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
West Chester Borough 10 3 1 1 0 3 2 0
West Fallowfield Township 6 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
West Goshen Township 25 3 8 6 2 2 4 0
West Grove Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
West Nantmeal Township 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
West Nottingham Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
West Pikeland Township 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Sadsbury Township 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
West Vincent Township 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
West Whiteland Township 26 4 3 5 2 8 4 0
Westtown Township 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Willistown Township 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1

2022 Municipal Non-Residential Projects By Type

In 2022, there were eleven commercial, nine institutional, and ten industrial projects, as well as one project that was both agricultural and commercial.

Municipality Total Projects Agricultural Commercial Industrial Institutional
Chester County 31 0.5 11.5 10 9
Atglen Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Avondale Township 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham Township 1 0 1 0 0
Caln Township 2 0 1 1 0
Charlestown Township 0 0 0 0 0
City of Coatesville 0 0 0 0 0
Downingtown Borough 0 0 0 0 0
East Bradford Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Brandywine Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Caln Township 2 0 0 2 0
East Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Fallowfield Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Goshen Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Nantmeal Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Nottingham Township 2 0 1 1 0
East Pikeland Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Vincent Township 0 0 0 0 0
East Whiteland Township 4 0 1 2 1
Easttown Township 0 0 0 0 0
Elk Township 0 0 0 0 0
Elverson Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Franklin Township 0 0 0 0 0
Highland Township 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Brook Township 2 0 0 2 0
Kennett Square Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Kennett Township 2 0 2 0 0
London Britain Township 0 0 0 0 0
London Grove Township 0 0 0 0 0
Londonderry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Oxford Township 1 0 0 0 1
Malvern Borough 1 0 0 0 1
Modena Borough 0 0 0 0 0
New Garden Township 1 0 1 0 0
New London Township 0 0 0 0 0
Newlin Township 0 0 0 0 0
North Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Oxford Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Parkesburg Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Penn Township 1 0 0 0 1
Pennsbury Township 0 0 0 0 0
Phoenixville Borough 1 0 0 0 1
Pocopson Township 0 0 0 0 0
Sadsbury Township 1 0 0 1 0
Schuylkill Township 0 0 0 0 0
South Coatesville Borough 0 0 0 0 0
South Coventry Township 0 0 0 0 0
Spring City Borough 0 0 0 0 0
Thornbury Township 0 0 0 0 0
Tredyffrin Township 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Oxford Township 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Uwchlan Township 2 0 1 0 1
Uwchlan Township 1 0 1 0 0
Valley Township 0 0 0 0 0
Wallace Township 0 0 0 0 0
Warwick Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Bradford Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Brandywine Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Caln Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Chester Borough 0 0 0 0 0
West Fallowfield Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Goshen Township 3 0 2 0 1
West Grove Borough 0 0 0 0 0
West Marlborough Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Nantmeal Township 1 1 1 0 0
West Nottingham Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Pikeland Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Sadsbury Township 1 0 0 1 0
West Vincent Township 0 0 0 0 0
West Whiteland Township 1 0 0 0 1
Westtown Township 1 0 0 0 1
Willistown Township 0 0 0 0 0