Non-Residential Construction Report — 2019
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Tredyffrin, West Goshen, and East Whiteland townships had the highest amount of non-residential construction from 2016-2019
| Municipality | Total Square Footage | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 4,935,363 | 1,137,692 | 1,358,472 | 1,463,350 | 975,849 |
| Birmingham Township | 17,124 | 0 | 3,374 | 13,750 | 0 |
| Caln Township | 70,725 | 0 | 5,166 | 42,458 | 23,101 |
| Charlestown Township | 5,614 | 0 | 0 | 5,614 | 0 |
| City of Coatesville | 10,720 | 8,320 | 0 | 0 | 2,400 |
| Downingtown Borough | 18,505 | 0 | 4,500 | 2,559 | 11,446 |
| East Bradford Township | 903 | 243 | 0 | 660 | 0 |
| East Brandywine Township | 27,207 | 1,802 | 25,405 | 0 | 0 |
| East Caln Township | 78,273 | 70,742 | 7,333 | 0 | 198 |
| East Coventry Township | 101,350 | 0 | 5,550 | 95,800 | 0 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| East Goshen Township | 15,575 | 0 | 0 | 1,760 | 13,815 |
| East Marlborough Township | 32,638 | 4,440 | 7,068 | 3,157 | 17,973 |
| East Nantmeal Township | 66,750 | 60,300 | 0 | 6,450 | 0 |
| East Nottingham Township | 42,758 | 9,242 | 5,760 | 756 | 27,000 |
| East Pikeland Township | 23,400 | 21,000 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 |
| East Vincent Township | 113,917 | 0 | 113,917 | 0 | 0 |
| East Whiteland Township | 577,573 | 175,235 | 40,306 | 362,032 | 0 |
| Easttown Township | 54,730 | 456 | 5,054 | 49,220 | 0 |
| Elverson Borough | 14,822 | 0 | 14,822 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Township | 21,383 | 1,718 | 0 | 0 | 19,665 |
| Highland Township | 63,603 | 63,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Brook | 14,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,830 |
| Honey Brook Township | 136,002 | 0 | 7,800 | 5,440 | 122,762 |
| Kennett Square Borough | 24,395 | 0 | 23,150 | 1,245 | 0 |
| Kennett Township | 172,692 | 0 | 0 | 92,457 | 80,235 |
| London Grove Township | 63,078 | 658 | 18,825 | 38,922 | 4,673 |
| Londonderry Township | 25,313 | 0 | 0 | 25,313 | 0 |
| Lower Oxford Township | 76,558 | 0 | 16,100 | 49,258 | 11,200 |
| Malvern Borough | 45,646 | 0 | 5,160 | 40,486 | 0 |
| New Garden Township | 127,608 | 15,000 | 21,366 | 91,242 | 0 |
| North Coventry Township | 28,220 | 0 | 0 | 28,220 | 0 |
| Oxford Borough | 30,665 | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 28,165 |
| Parkesburg Borough | 6,469 | 0 | 0 | 6,469 | 0 |
| Penn Township | 9,201 | 3,545 | 5,656 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsbury Township | 853 | 0 | 0 | 853 | 0 |
| Phoenixville Borough | 41,363 | 6,450 | 12,670 | 22,243 | 0 |
| Pocopson Township | 10,002 | 0 | 10,002 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadsbury | 137,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,600 |
| Sadsbury Township | 110,417 | 74,750 | 35,667 | 0 | 0 |
| Schuylkill Township | 203,050 | 0 | 203,050 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coventry Township | 6,609 | 1,409 | 5,200 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring City Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 654,656 | 8,464 | 333,492 | 157,496 | 155,204 |
| Upper Oxford Township | 61,615 | 0 | 0 | 61,615 | 0 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | 79,382 | 76,050 | 0 | 3,332 | 0 |
| Uwchlan Township | 168,526 | 91,872 | 0 | 76,654 | 0 |
| Valley Township | 18,561 | 9,202 | 0 | 9,359 | 0 |
| Warwick Township | 4,990 | 4,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bradford Township | 16,180 | 6,180 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 |
| West Brandywine Township | 689 | 0 | 0 | 689 | 0 |
| West Caln Township | 8,210 | 3,990 | 0 | 2,433 | 1,787 |
| West Chester Borough | 108,673 | 103,491 | 1,142 | 4,040 | 0 |
| West Fallowfield Township | 76,376 | 60,196 | 9,100 | 0 | 7,080 |
| West Goshen Township | 583,641 | 47,075 | 266,458 | 19,023 | 251,085 |
| West Nantmeal Township | 42,820 | 28,120 | 14,700 | 0 | 0 |
| West Nottingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 38,150 | 38,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Vincent Township | 16,050 | 0 | 0 | 9,150 | 6,900 |
| West Whiteland Township | 301,416 | 123,298 | 128,279 | 38,895 | 10,944 |
| Westtown Township | 94,537 | 15,201 | 0 | 51,550 | 27,786 |
| Willistown Township | 32,500 | 0 | 0 | 32,500 | 0 |
In 2019, Honey Brook Township added the most agricultural building square feet, West Goshen the most commercial, Easttown Township the most industrial, and Uwchlan Township the most institutional.
| Municipality | Total Square Footage | Agricultural | Commercial | Industrial | Institutional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 975,849 | 55,584 | 315,247 | 209,580 | 395,438 |
| Birmingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caln Township | 23,101 | 0 | 23,101 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlestown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Coatesville | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,400 |
| Downingtown Borough | 11,446 | 0 | 11,446 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bradford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Brandywine Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Caln Township | 198 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 |
| East Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Goshen Township | 13,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,815 |
| East Marlborough Township | 17,973 | 0 | 17,973 | 0 | 0 |
| East Nantmeal Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Nottingham Township | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | 27,000 | 0 |
| East Pikeland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Vincent Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Whiteland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easttown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elverson Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Township | 19,665 | 0 | 2,800 | 0 | 16,865 |
| Highland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Brook Township | 137,592 | 55,584 | 36,008 | 44,800 | 1,200 |
| Kennett Square Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennett Township | 80,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80,235 |
| London Grove Township | 4,673 | 0 | 4,673 | 0 | 0 |
| Londonderry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Oxford Township | 11,200 | 0 | 11,200 | 0 | 0 |
| Malvern Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Garden Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford Borough | 28,165 | 0 | 15,300 | 0 | 12,865 |
| Parkesburg Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenixville Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pocopson Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadsbury | 137,600 | 0 | 0 | 137,600 | 0 |
| Sadsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schuylkill Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring City Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 155,204 | 0 | 155,204 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Oxford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwchlan Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwick Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bradford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Brandywine Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Caln Township | 1,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,787 |
| West Chester Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Fallowfield Township | 7,080 | 0 | 5,640 | 0 | 1,440 |
| West Goshen Township | 251,085 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 250,905 |
| West Nantmeal Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Nottingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Vincent Township | 6,900 | 0 | 6,900 | 0 | 0 |
| West Whiteland Township | 10,944 | 0 | 8,004 | 0 | 2,940 |
| Westtown Township | 27,786 | 0 | 16,800 | 0 | 10,986 |
| Willistown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Goshen, Tredyffrin Township, East Whiteland Township, and West Whiteland Township had the highest number of non-residential projects from 2016-2019.
| Municipality | Total Projects | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 228 | 56 | 53 | 83 | 369 |
| Birmingham Township | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caln Township | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlestown Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| City of Coatesville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Downingtown Borough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| East Bradford Township | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Brandywine Township | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Caln Township | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| East Coventry Township | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Goshen Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Marlborough Township | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| East Nantmeal Township | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Nottingham Township | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| East Pikeland Township | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Vincent Township | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| East Whiteland Township | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Easttown Township | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elverson Borough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Highland Township | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Brook Township | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Kennett Square Borough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kennett Township | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| London Grove Township | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Londonderry Township | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lower Oxford Township | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Malvern Borough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| New Garden Township | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| North Coventry Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oxford Borough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Parkesburg Borough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Penn Township | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsbury Township | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phoenixville Borough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pocopson Township | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadsbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sadsbury Township | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Schuylkill Township | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coventry Township | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring City Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Upper Oxford Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Uwchlan Township | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Valley Township | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwick Township | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bradford Township | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Brandywine Township | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Caln Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Chester Borough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West Fallowfield Township | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| West Goshen Township | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| West Nantmeal Township | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Nottingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Vincent Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Whiteland Township | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Westtown Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willistown Township | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
In 2019, no municipality had a significantly higher number of non-residential projects.
| Municipality | Total Projects | Agricultural | Commercial | Industrial | Institutional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 100 | 32.5 | 15 | 29.5 | 23 |
| Birmingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caln Township | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlestown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Coatesville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Downingtown Borough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Bradford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Brandywine Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Caln Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Goshen Township | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| East Marlborough Township | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| East Nantmeal Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Nottingham Township | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Pikeland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Vincent Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Whiteland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easttown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elverson Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin Township | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Highland Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Brook Township | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kennett Square Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennett Township | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| London Grove Township | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Londonderry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Oxford Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malvern Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Garden Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford Borough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Parkesburg Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenixville Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pocopson Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadsbury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sadsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schuylkill Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coventry Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring City Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Upper Oxford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwchlan Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwick Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Bradford Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Brandywine Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Caln Township | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West Chester Borough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Fallowfield Township | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| West Goshen Township | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| West Nantmeal Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Nottingham Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Vincent Township | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Whiteland Township | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Westtown Township | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willistown Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
