Markley Swim Club soon to be Markley Farm homes

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The first phase will include 39 single family homes that will be accessible from Oakland Drive, starting at $414, 900, including the Huntington model and the most popular model, the Colonial-style Sussex. (Photo courtesy of DelGrippo Builders)

Markley Farms Swim and Tennis Club closed for business more than seven years ago, but very soon that area in West Norriton Township will be bustling again with families.

In building 79 single family homes surrounding 11 acres of open space with a pond and walking trails on the sprawling West Norriton property, DelGrippo Builders whimsically noted on its website that it’s “bringing happiness and laughter back to the rolling hills,” writes Gary Puleo in The Times Herald.

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The swim club was established in the 1950s on 50 acres of farmland, when swim clubs were starting to gain in interest and popularity for young families.  When the club closed several years ago, the township was at odds as to what to do with the property.

Back in March 2012, the West Norriton Board of Commissioners had declined scheduling a zoning hearing for the Freedom Valley YMCA, which had presented a plan to build a $19 million, full-service YMCA facility at the former swim club. At two public meetings, West Norriton residents had voiced objections to the YMCA and the presumed increase in traffic and disturbance of the residential neighborhood.

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