Chester County’s 2024 Nonresidential Construction Report released

Dated: April 15 2025

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The Chester County Planning Commission has released its 2024 Nonresidential Construction Report, measuring the number of new nonresidential square feet added to the county. The areas of nonresidential square feet include buildings in agricultural, commercial, industrial and institutional areas. New square footage increased by 191,733 square feet from 2023 to 2024. There were 10 fewer projects in 2024 than 2023. Commercial and institutional had the largest new square feet for the second year in a row. East Whiteland, West Fallowfield and West Goshen townships had the greatest total new nonresidential square feet. West Goshen and East Marlborough townships and West Chester Borough had the greatest commercial square feet. Uwchlan, West Whiteland and West Brandywine townships had the most industrial square feet. And East Whiteland, East Pikeland and West Sadsbury townships had the highest new institutional construction. West Fallowfield Township was the only municipality to have agricultural building development. 
Source: Chester County Planning Commission; 3/24/2025

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