Doylestown Township Supervisors unanimously approved preliminary/final land development approval for a subdivision of a 4-acre parcel into three separate residential lots at a busy intersection where three townships meet, and drivers are greeted with a “Welcome to Doylestown” sign.
At the intersection of Bristol and Upper State roads, there lies a parcel that was a former tree farm and landscape yard over the years. An old 1930s-era home and dilapidated poultry barn are also on the property at 3775 Bristol Road, located adjacent to Cedar Crest Court and Elizabeth Lane.
Civil Professional Engineer Vincent Fioravanti, of Fioravanti Inc. Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, told the board Feb. 18 that the property will be subdivided into three one-acre lots, with a 3,500-square-foot single-family home built on each lot. Two of the properties will be accessed from Bristol Road, and one from Upper State Road. There would be a homeowner’s association, Fioravanti said.
“The most unique feature of the parcel is not natural, but it is the intersection of three different municipalities,” Fioravanti said, referring to Doylestown, Warrington and New Britain townships.
The project will have 43 trees in all, with about 13 along Bristol Road.
Fioravanti suggested the sign be relocated to the corner of the property.
A bike trail will also be extended along the perimeter of the parcel along Bristol and Upper State roads, extended from Elizabeth Lane.
A rendering of the subdivision at Bristol and Upper State roads in Doylestown Township. (YouTube screenshot)
A large tree will be planted some distance back from the intersection alongside the bike trail.
The township will maintain the sign via an easement, as the sign would be located on private property.
“When you are coming into the township, this is essentially the first thing you see,” Fioravanti said. “The planning commission recommended granting waivers for landscaping with the condition that we clean up this intersection and extend the bike trail.”
Township Manager Stephanie J. Mason confirmed that the bike trail crosses Upper State Road and provides safe access to the Neshaminy Greenways trails and the soccer fields.
“We want to make a nice entrance to the township,” he said. “The people who live in these houses are going to want it to be nice. It’s their corner.”
The property is owned by Boundless Investments LLC, with a mailing address of Olga Hudzen in Jamison, Bucks County. It was previously owned by Greyhawk Construction LLC, who sold to Boundless Investments LLC in June 2024, according to Bucks County land records.
The parcel in question at 3775 Bristol Road in Doylestown Township. (YouTube screenshot)
