What's next for former bank office in Pennsauken?
PENNSAUKEN – Change is brewing at a former bank office here.
The township’s zoning board has given initial approval for a proposal to put a Starbucks coffee shop in a building that once held Wilmington Savings Fund Bank.
The approval allows a drive-thru lane to operate at the proposed 2,000-square-foot coffee shop at Route 130 and Merchantville Avenue..
The site previously operated as Beneficial Savings Bank and Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank.
A Manhattan-based firm, 2501 Merchantville LLC, acquired the vacant building earlier this year for $400,000, according to property records.
The developer is to return to seek additional approvals for its site plan and other elements of the project.
A Starbucks representative said the company is "continually evaluating our store portfolio," but provided no additional information about the Pennsauken site.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Former bank could become coffee shop at Pennsauken intersection
