100,000-Square-Foot Self-Storage Facility Approved For Woodbourne Road

A new self-storage facility will replace a vacant office complex along Woodbourne Road in Middletown.

The new three-story self-storage building will be constructed by SAFStor Real Estate Company at 1723 South Woodbourne Road. The facility will be entirely self-contained and close by 10 p.m., Bohler Engineering representative Cornelius Brown told the Middletown Board of Supervisors on Monday.

The current office building at the 5.3-acre site has been vacant for several years and is disrepair. It will be demolished.

Brown said SAFStor plans to construct an underground stormwater basin because the site does presently not include stormwater management facilities. The current makeup of the site can create a “swampy” condition.

The two entrances from Woodbourne Road to the property will be consolidated into one, Brown said.

The property was the site of outrage in 2016 when the previous property owner slashed down around 60,000 square feet of trees and brush. The unauthorized destruction of the wooded area angered neighbors behind the site on Stanford Road in Bristol Township’s Fairless Hill. The Bucks County Conservation District cited 1723 (One) Woodbourne Acquisitions LLC for cutting down the wooded area without proper authorization. The owner of the property told the township at the time they were not aware of the regulations.

Brown said SAFStor plans to reestablish a 50 buffer area with new growth behind the proposed storage center.

The Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the project.

SAFStor received several waivers related to stormwater management, the location of dumpsters, reestablishing the wooded area, and several other minor issues.

Supervisor Tom Tosti said he was appreciative that the dilapidated property will see new life.

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