Rosemont

Student Housing and 24 Rose Lane Rosemont, PA

carla — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:46:46 +0000

Apparently, the house at 24 Rose Lane in Rosemont, which used to belong to a delightful lady who also loved the color purple and beautiful flowers is now owned by a gentleman who has created an illegal student rental. But he did so without proper authority, so he is apparently NOW trying to make his rental forever student zoned. This is a little street of affordable housing that people have rented on for years if they did not own - it's also one of those streets where tenants stay. It's an affordable street in Lower Merion Township that has never to my knowledge had student rentals. If you have an opinion on student housing, and the process which seems in itself to abuse the process - (an appeal acts as a stay and a landlord who has created an illegal situation can continue to suck rent out of tenants and profit while this goes through the legal system.) - you might wish to attend not only the next Zoning Hearing Board where this situation is playing out in Haverford, but you might wish to address the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners on this topic as well as the local papers. Try tmurray@mainlinelife.com , sgreenspon@mainlinetimes.com This is not a comment on off campus student housing and students per se, but actually a comment on the abuse of process. (If colleges had enough housing students wouldn't have to resort to illegal student houses, right?) You can also write to the Zoning Officer of Lower Merion mwylie@lowermerion.org . Please note that several illegal student houses are in the process of a similar process: they know they can't just become a student or group rental, they do it, they get caught, they are told to stop, they appeal so they can make money even if they know in the end (and some do) that they will never be allowed to have a permanent rental of this time due to code restraints. Something needs to be done to level the playing field and tighten the code. This protects residents and students. I see a 24 Rose Lane listed up here as a new user, and wonder if he does indeed live in this house, was he told by his landlord that this was a legal off campus student residence? If so, I feel sorry for the students because they weren't told the truth.

RT 100 SEPA TROLLEY LINE 69TH ST TO NORRISTOWN- THIS IS A LEATHAL HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:56:48 +0000

i met and spoke briefly this past Thursday night at the Lower Merion SEPTA meeting. As I explained my oldest son Brian Breskman was mortally electrocuted while crossing the Rt. 100 line on May 26th, 2007. He was a 19 years old, he graduated from the Episcopal Academy had just finished his freshman year at Penn State, main Campus. Brian had a life full of promise ahead of him. He died tragically and brutally on the Route 100 line. This was a horrible accident and has forever affected me and my family.

How Many Students Are Too Many Students?

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:23:57 +0000

So the chatter up here got the better of a SAC member, so they went out to investigate the student house that has cropped up like a weed on Rose Lane in Rosemont. The house is now owned by the man who owns Samurai Restaurant in Rosemont. This man tells neighbors he owns lots of properties and rents to students frequently. Ok, so mebbe he wants to be the Donald Trump of student housing, but how does this play into a piece of real estate, a house in a small neighborhood of good sized affordable twins? We're not sure, but we are certain this has never been a student rental before. So, should student rentals just be allowed to pop up? And how many students are too many students? And what is really going on over here? is it just about one house, or is there a larger project waiting in the wings? We're curious. We're also curious as to how a neighborhood that does indeed represent affordable housing will be protected? Is this the next small neighborhood at risk in Lower Merion? Here is a photo of the house in question courtesy of a friend:

ANOTHER Main Line Bank Robbery....This Time Rosemont

SaveArdmoreCoalition — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:33:36 +0000

We are sorry to report another Main Line Bank Robbery - is this another indicator of our worsening economic times in this area? Newsflash to robbers: get a job and get out of our communities. People out there - if you see or know anything, CALL the police! Kinda like with our graffiti "artistes" - if you see them or know who they are call the police too! There is a photo of this guy on the NBC10 Website... NBC10: Reward Offered In Rosemont Bank Robbery POSTED: 6:35 pm EST November 19, 2007