RKA Builders get okay for office

By Leslie Krowchenko Correspondent

The Marple Zoning Board voted unanimously, June 20, to grant a variance to RKA Builders to open a business office in the main building of 30 North Sproul Road. The parcel is zoned R-3 Residential.

The property, with a two-story apartment and detached garage, has served for many years as the office and home of Victor Zelkovitz M.D. The sale was contingent upon the boards approval.

RKA, which renovates older properties in the West Chester Pike and Route 30 corridors, currently rents office space in Bryn Mawr. The company plans to expand the professional facility to the entire first floor to accommodate the two or three employees on site each day. The firm has little walk-in traffic and the three parking spots in front of the building, and additional space in the driveway, should satisfy its needs, said RKA principal Andrew Kerns.

The second story, entered through an auxiliary front door, will be rented as a two-bedroom apartment. Equipment and construction materials related to the firm will not be stored on the property, said Kerns.

Although the tract is zoned residential, attorney George Broseman noted it is surrounded by numerous commercial uses, such as an auto body shop, dental office, bakery, dance studio, and hair salon, and multi-family homes.

The zoners stipulated the property be classified as two separate uses for the office and apartment.

The property, with a two-story apartment and detached garage, has served for many years as the office and home of Victor Zelkovitz M.D. The sale was contingent upon the boards approval.

RKA, which renovates older properties in the West Chester Pike and Route 30 corridors, currently rents office space in Bryn Mawr. The company plans to expand the professional facility to the entire first floor to accommodate the two or three employees on site each day. The firm has little walk-in traffic and the three parking spots in front of the building, and additional space in the driveway, should satisfy its needs, said RKA principal Andrew Kerns.

The second story, entered through an auxiliary front door, will be rented as a two-bedroom apartment. Equipment and construction materials related to the firm will not be stored on the property, said Kerns.

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RKA Builders get okay for office