LANSDALEÂ â If you re interested in learning more about a project to convert a former stove works on Cannon Avenue into apartments, mark your calendar for later this month. May 18 will be the zoning hearing for 501 North Cannon Avenue, in the industrial building, said councilman Rich DiGregorio.
In April council first heard about upcoming plans to convert a three-story brick building at 501 N. Cannon Avenue, just south of the rail crossing and across the street from the recently refurbished Cannoneers Club.Â
The building once housed the Abram Cox Stove Works, one of the largest employers in the borough in the late 1800s into the early 20th century, which manufactured novelty stoves,  known for producing high levels of heat for their size. A fire in 1944 at the Cox foundry plunged much of the borough into darkness when nearby fire lines were felled, and a property listing by owner Situs Properties Inc. indicates the building has 18,126 square feet of
LANSDALEÂ â An historic building hidden in plain sight on one of Lansdale s busiest streets could soon have a new use.
Councilman Rich DiGregorio gave an update earlier this month about early talks on a new user for a three-story brick building on Cannon Avenue. It s the brick building right by the railroad tracks â it s a commercial site, and they want to make it a residential apartment use, said DiGregorio.
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The property in question is a three-story brick building at 501 N. Cannon Avenue, just south of the rail crossing and across the street from the Cannoneers Club that has been refurbished by that organization in recent years. According to a property listing by developer Situs Properties Inc., the building contains 18,126 square feet of space, including about 3,000 square feet of office space on the second floor, with a detached garage of 4,312 square feet, on a lot of 0.79 acres. One loading dock and a drive-in loading door are available on