CRANBERRY TWP – Two new development projects in Cranberry – a 790-unit residential development and a day care that could serve up to 200 children – were given the go-ahead by Cranberry Township supervisors Thursday evening.

The Crescent development, a proposed residential and commercial complex near the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, was approved unanimously at the meeting, as was the Creative World School day care facility, which would be located at 9112 Marshall Road.

Crescent, which is being developed by Charter Homes, will take up 114.4 acres off Coolsprings Drive. Phase 1 of the development, which was approved at the meeting, will consist of 46 single family residential lots, 103 townhouse units and 288 apartment units. Approximately 9,300 square feet of the development is designated for non-residential use.

At a previous public hearing last week, several residents asked questions about the plans for the development. At Thursday’s meeting, resident Thomas Walsh asked if there would be a secondary entrance added to Crescent through the adjacent Cranberry Springs development.

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