Developer wants to convert former Springettsbury school, church building into apartments

A York County-based developer has proposed converting a former elementary school in Springettsbury Township into apartments.

The Springettsbury Township Planning Commission on Thursday night will consider an application by Predix Properties for a zoning change for 2309 E. Philadelphia St

The requested change would permit converting the building, which was once home to Hiestand Elementary School, into apartments.

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The school closed its doors in 1978, according to a York Daily Record article.

The building is owned by Emmanuel Christian Fellowship of York church, according to a memorandum prepared for the planning commission by Springettsbury Township Director of Community Development Jessica Fieldhouse.

Predix Properties seeks to convert the building into 12 market-rate apartments, the memo said.

Developer Seth Predix has converted a number of buildings in York County into apartments, including Keystone Color Works, a former dye factor in York's Northwest Triangle, and City View Lofts in North York, a former Wolfgang Candy Co. building

Predix could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Other properties Predix has renovated include the Vern-Mar apartments in Springettsbury Township and the Elm Terrace apartments in York.

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If You Go:

What: Springettsbury Township Planning Commission meeting

When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19

Where: Springettsbury Township Administration Building, 1501 Mt. Zion Road

Also of interest, photos from Springettsbury's 1991 playground build: