Though the project has stalled upwards of 90 days due to unforeseen permitting and drainage work, Rich Golden is patiently awaiting the opening of his Cold Stone Creamery franchise there.
"So much for opening in the summertime ... I'm glad that we finally seem to be moving forward," Golden said. "We are definitely looking forward to it. It's going to be a good store for us and a great center for Lansdale."
After finding concrete below Main Street - a contractor went through five blades to cut through it - and realizing a manhole and piping had to be replaced, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jenny Robinson said Pineville had to submit a new stormwater plan to receive its highway occupancy permit.
"It's a very routine situation," she said. "It happens a lot, especially in older boroughs."
With a little more than a month's delay, Joseph Botta, Pineville's vice president of development, said the more expensive and complicated stormwater plan submitted secured the permit.
Botta said they're waiting for connector piping and will be installing it this week, a requisite of the permit prior to building construction.
The recent delay follows a 60-day halt last summer, when Montgomery County Conservation District inspectors suggested Pineville secure additional permits to continue demolition activities of the old Turbo industrial buildings there.
A stormwater construction activity permit was issued on Aug. 25 to deal with silt-laden water.
"We're moving along," Botta said. "It's exciting when we can work."
Members of borough council have been anticipating the completion of the $21 million Turbo project, which includes $10 million in residential investment from Moulton Builders, since council approved the plan last August.
Once simultaneous construction of three new buildings is complete, Botta said it will take Walgreens about 21 days to fit out its 14,820-square-foot building.
Of the two retail structures, Starbucks will be the first to fill its portion of the 3,200-square-foot building, Botta said.
Golden said it will take about five weeks to fit out Cold Stone, which will occupy the other portion.
A Quiznos, Supercuts and Pizza Hut will move into the 8,800-square-foot building, leaving 3,000 square feet on the first floor available for lease.
On the second floor of that building, Botta said all of the office space is available.
Once Pineville erects the steel structures, Moulton is expected to begin work on the only remaining Turbo building.
President Jim Moulton said he plans 45 residential units and about 45 ground-floor parking spots, less density than originally proposed.
While the timeline is fluid at this point, Moulton said he hopes to start construction in the late spring or early summer.
"We'll hopefully have some units to offer to the public before the end of the year, but that's uncertain at this time," he said.
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