Kennett Consolidated School District · Kennett Township, Chester County, PA
Parkside
About
Parkside — now marketed under the sales name The Parks at North Walnut — is a mixed-use traditional neighborhood development on a 16.15-acre former business-park parcel at 410–414 North Walnut Road in Kennett Township, Chester County. The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors granted conditional use approval in January 2024 and preliminary-final land development plan approval in March 2024; initial site work was underway as of late 2025. The development is sited directly across North Walnut Road from Anson B. Nixon Park, a 106-acre public park featuring three miles of trails, two ponds, athletic fields, disc golf, a dog park, and a bandstand — owned and operated by the Kennett Area Park Authority and open to the public free of charge from sunrise to sunset daily.
Specifications
Home Stock
The approved plan calls for seven single-family detached homes, 72 multi-family attached townhomes, and 104 apartment units, plus two commercial/retail parcels — developed under the Mixed-Use Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND-1) option of Kennett Township’s BP Business Park Zoning District. Townhome models marketed under the community’s sales name (The Parks at North Walnut) are designed across three or more levels with two-car garages. All homes connect to public water via Chester Water Authority and public sewer.
Location & Access
The site sits on the east side of North Walnut Road (State Route 82 corridor) immediately south of the U.S. Route 1 bypass in Kennett Township. Two vehicular entrances are located along North Walnut Road. A pedestrian crosswalk is planned to connect the development to the entrance of Anson B. Nixon Park directly across the road. Downtown Kennett Square Borough is approximately one-quarter mile south along North Walnut Street.
Location Anchors
Kennett Township
Chester, PA
39.847, -75.712
What Makes This Distinct
Density at Parkside was achieved through Kennett Township’s Transferable Development Rights (TDR) program, which allows multi-family residential development in the BP Business Park Zoning District; a plan amendment approved in mid-2024 eliminated the originally proposed 58 age-restricted units and substituted additional purchased TDRs, meaning no age restriction now applies to any dwelling in the final plan. Buyers should confirm the current recorded plan before assuming any age-restriction status.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that because Parkside uses an on-site private sewer pump station and force main rather than a direct municipal connection, the community association — not the borough — will be responsible for maintaining that infrastructure, and the associated costs will flow through HOA dues rather than your municipal tax bill?
Common Questions
What school district serves Parkside, and which elementary school would my child attend?
Parkside sits within the Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD), which serves Kennett Township and surrounding communities. KCSD operates three elementary schools for grades 1–5 — Bancroft, Greenwood, and New Garden — plus the Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center. Note that KCSD has announced two new elementary schools to replace Greenwood and New Garden, scheduled to open in August 2026. Because the specific elementary attendance boundary for the North Walnut Road address has not been published in a source The Cyr Team can verify, buyers with school-age children should contact KCSD directly at (610) 444-6600 to confirm their child’s assigned school before making an offer.
Is Parkside (The Parks at North Walnut) still under construction, and when will homes be available?
As of the Kennett Township Planning & Zoning Department’s November 2025 report, final land development plans had been recently approved and initial site development was underway. The development is being built out by North Walnut Holding Company, L.P. Because construction phasing and completion timelines for individual units or buildings had not been publicly documented at the time of this writing, buyers should request a current build-out schedule directly from the developer or builder and verify permit status with Kennett Township’s Planning & Zoning office at (610) 388-1300.
Are there age restrictions at Parkside, and is there an HOA?
A plan amendment approved by Kennett Township in mid-2024 eliminated the originally proposed 58 age-restricted units. The final approved plan carries no age restriction on any of the 183 dwelling units. A community association structure is required by the township’s approval conditions to govern common open space, private roads, and the on-site sewer infrastructure, but the formal HOA name, dues schedule, and governing documents had not been publicly recorded at the time of this writing. Buyers should request current HOA or condominium documents, including Declaration, bylaws, and the most recent budget, before executing an agreement of sale.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Hoa Name — Township approval conditions require a community association for common open space, private roads, and on-site sewer infrastructure, but no formal HOA name has been publicly recorded or published as of available sources. Buyers must request governing documents directly from the developer or Kennett Township.
- Interior Sqft Range Text — No square footage data for individual unit types has been published in verifiable township records or the developer’s website in a form that can be cited as a specific range. Buyers should request floor plan specifications from the builder.
- Faq 1 A (Specific Elementary Attendance Zone) — KCSD has not published a verified elementary attendance boundary map specifically confirming which elementary school serves the North Walnut Road address. Boundary data from third-party mapping tools (ZipDataMaps, SchoolDigger) is approximate and not legally binding.
- Approx Homes Unit Mix Discrepancy — Two sources conflict on multi-family attached unit count: the March 2024 Chester County Press and January 2024 Chester County Press report 76 attached units; the December 2024 Vista Today article and the November 2025 township department head report state 72 attached units. The later township report (Nov. 2025, reflecting the final approved plan after the mid-2024 amendment) is the more authoritative source and uses 72 attached + 104 apartments + 7 SFH = 183 total, consistent with both figures for total units.
- Avg Year Built — Community is under construction as of 2025; no completed units have settled per public sales data provided. Average year built is not applicable at this stage.
School District
Parkside is served by the Kennett Consolidated School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Kennett Consolidated School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Chester County Recorder · chestercounty.com · kennett.pa.us · vista.today · parksatnorthwalnut.com · ansonbnixonpark.org · chescoplanning.org · kcsd.org
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
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