In late October, November, and December 2024, MoreThanTheCurve.com reported on a zoning application submitted by entities associated with Morgan Properties seeking zoning relief to construct two office buildings and a parking garage on Conshohocken’s riverfront. Morgan Properties requested a continuance each time it appeared on an agenda in 2024. It is now on the agenda for August 18, 2025.

Morgan Properties has invested heavily in Conshohocken in recent years. In 2018, it purchased the Millennium I, II, and III office buildings and, in 2024, moved its headquarters to the campus from its original home in King of Prussia. In 2022, it purchased the undeveloped property known as Millennium IV, which sits between Millennium II and III and the Schuylkill River.

Montgomery County property records

The zoning relief sought in 2024 and 2025 is much the same, except for one additional variance involving the profile of an office building (5th bullet below) that is now part of the application.

The requested zoning relief includes the following:

• Section §27-1503.3.C – to permit a building height greater than 85 feet for a building that is located further than 2,000 feet from a SEPTA rail station;
• Section §27-1504.F.(2) – to permit a maximum impervious coverage of 79%, whereas not more than 70% of the area of any lot in the SP-2 zoning district is permitted;
• Section §27-1505.B.(3) – to permit a building separation on the same lot of 17.9 feet, whereas a minimum 30 feet building separation is required;
• Section §27-1509.2.C – to permit a visible parking structure fronting parallel to the Schuylkill River in connection to a maximum building profile of 350 feet; and,
• (ADDED VARIANCE) Section §27-1509.2 – to permit a maximum building profile of 406 LF whereas a 250 LF is otherwise permitted by right;
• Section §27-1714.1.A, B, D, F, G, H, and K – to permit the construction of the proposed office buildings with podium parking decks and associated site clearing, filling, placement, and related improvements within the FP- Floodplain conservation overlay district, whereas such activities, uses, and permanent structures are prohibited.

A previous owner of the Millennium IV property, Brian O’Neil’s O’Neil Properties, successfully secured similar zoning relief for an office building on the undeveloped property that was never constructed (view), and the approvals expired. At the time, O’Neil was pitching the site to AmerisourceBergen for its new headquarters, which was eventually built at the corner of Fayette Street and West 1st Avenue in downtown Conshohocken. AmerisourceBergen has since changed its name to Cencora.

Please note that without the benefit of viewing the latest complete application, that is all we know for now. That is usually released about a week before the hearing.

The zoning hearing is scheduled for August 18th at 6:30 p.m. at borough hall.

More to come.