What 36 New Townhomes on Route 202 Mean for the Doylestown Real Estate Market
By Josh McKnight | The McKnight Team
A 24-acre property along Route 202 in Doylestown Township just moved one step closer to becoming a luxury townhome community. The Doylestown Township Planning Commission voted 4-1 in March to recommend a zoning amendment that would allow Zaveta Custom Homes to build 36 townhomes on the historic Hart property, owned by the Bucks County Historical Society. The plan calls for preserving the main stone house in perpetuity while adding new construction using natural materials. Township supervisors will make the final call. If approved, it will be one of the more significant new residential developments in this part of Bucks County in years.
What This Development Signals About Doylestown's Housing Market
Doylestown does not have a lot of new inventory. That is not an accident. The area is mostly built out, and large parcels close to downtown rarely come available. When they do, they generate real attention. The Hart property sits along a main corridor, close to the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle, and within reach of Doylestown Borough's shops and restaurants on State Street and Main Street.
According to Redfin, the median sale price for homes in Doylestown reached $675,000 in February 2026, up 22.7% year over year. That is a sharp jump. Part of what drives prices like that is exactly the kind of supply constraint this project addresses. When a market has strong demand and very little new product, prices climb. Thirty-six luxury townhomes will not flood the market. But they will give buyers who want new construction in this zip code something they currently cannot find.
What the Debate Tells You About This Neighborhood
The public response to this project is worth paying attention to. Residents in the adjacent Doylestown Hunt neighborhood largely supported the plan. They recognize that the alternative — a property sitting vacant or going to a less thoughtful developer — is worse. Preservationists raised concerns about traffic and open land, which is a fair point and one that Doylestown Borough has echoed by asking for a traffic study before any vote.
That kind of engaged community pushback is not a red flag for buyers. It is actually a signal of a neighborhood that cares about what gets built next to it. Areas like that tend to hold their value. And the fact that the Bucks County Historical Society is retaining oversight of the historic structures through a perpetual preservation requirement means the character of the site is not simply being erased for density's sake.
Zaveta Custom Homes has a track record in Bucks County. Using natural materials and preserving the stone house is not just a planning condition — it is a marketable differentiator for the product they are building. These will not be generic townhomes dropped into a cornfield.
What This Means for You
If you are already a homeowner near Route 202 in Doylestown Township, new luxury construction in your backyard generally supports, not hurts, your value — particularly when it is done at this price point and with this level of design intent. If you are a buyer who has been watching Doylestown but struggling to find anything new, this project is worth tracking. It will likely come to market at a price point reflecting the $675K median and then some. And if you are a seller thinking about timing, the demand that is pushing prices up 22% year over year is not driven by one project. It is driven by a market where people genuinely want to be. New inventory at the high end tends to validate that demand rather than deflate it.
The McKnight Team works with buyers and sellers across Doylestown Township and Doylestown Borough every week. If you want to understand what is happening on Route 202 and how it affects your specific situation, we are the right conversation to have. Visit us at TheMcKnightTeam.com to learn more about the Doylestown market.
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Source: Doylestown Hart Property Zoning
