Abington Code Enforcement Committee OKs Sisters’ Apartments
The Medical Mission Sisters are looking to add several apartments to its Pine Road property
The Abington Code Enforcement and Land Development Committee approved the final land development application of Medical Mission Sisters for the construction of 61 new apartment units on its property at 8400 Pine Road. The apartments would be built as an addition to the organization’s existing administration building. The 59,400 square-foot, 4-story building would serve as housing for retired Catholic sisters as well as elderly low-income residents — the split would be about 60/40. The apartments will be partially funded through a grant from the Philadelphia Housing Authority; conditions of the grant include income limits. Abington Zoning Officer Mark Penecale said the organization approached the township with the plans about three years …
