BENNER TOWNSHIP — Benner Pike could soon see nearly 50,000 square feet of retail and commercial space between two different projects.
The first is a proposed 10,286-square-foot commercial and retail building next to G.M. McCrossin Inc., 600 feet south of the Benner Pike intersection with Rolling Ridge Drive.
Sharon Royer, secretary and treasurer at Benner Township, said original preliminary plans were approved, but G.M. McCrossin recently submitted new plans for the site, which have not yet made their way through the planning process.
The second is just up the road, near Amberleigh Lane, between the Penn State Federal Credit Union and Klaban’s Home Furnishings. A sign calls for 40,000 square feet of retail space, of which 25,000 is still available, according to the sign.
Hutchinson Commercial Real Estate Services LLC did not return a call for comment.
Chris Schnure, the county subdivision and land development planner, said both sites will need infrastructure upgrades.
The area has become a bustling corridor just off of Interstate 99 and also leads to the county seat of Bellefonte. It hosts numerous housing developments, car and machinery dealers and manufacturing and other commercial space.
