The Enclave at Melrose Park, located at 7600 Tookany Creek Parkway in Cheltenham Township, will begin its facelift this month, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported.
According to their coverage, Melrose Development LLC, the business leading the project, will bring 330 residential units, assisted living facilities, medical offices, retail space and a community center and pool to the 116-acre golf course property.
The mixed-use project is expected to cost $250 million, with residential construction to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
Plans include a 250,000 sf medical office with an adjacent two-story parking garage, a three-story, 88,000 sf assisted living facility, a traumatic brain injury center, and a 62,000 sf retail space.
The three health care facilities could produce more than 350 new jobs, project leader Joseph Byrne told The Journal. The 55-and-over community “was added to alleviate unnecessary enrollment pressures on Cheltenham School District, and the pool was added because the township has two aging pools and doesn’t have room in its capital budget to perform renovations,” The Journal wrote.
Byrne reportedly included 40 acres of green space and walking trails in response to township feedback.
The only part of the plan which still requires approval is a 16-acre portion that would include the community pool and amenity center, along with a parking area, Byrne told The Journal.
Ownership submitted a preliminary land development proposal to the township in February 2025 which called for a Class 3 mixed-use development of commercial/retail, medical office building, assisted living, traumatic brain injury center, 172 single-family townhomes, 158 age-restricted units (134 townhomes and 24 flats), and public amenities.
The former Melrose Country Club closed for good in December 2024. JC Melrose Country Club purchased the property in 2004 then sold the property for $5.5 million in 2021 to 7600 Tookany Creek Parkway CRCP, LLC, which is associated with BG Capital, according to property records.
Melrose Development acquired the site for $12 million last July.
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Renderings: Kimley-Horn via The Philadelphia Business Journal