Milton Hershey School Breaks Ground on 138-Unit Founders Grove

Milton Hershey School broke ground Thursday on a new residential section of its Hershey West End development in Hershey, Pa., marking the latest expansion phase of a long-running real estate project managed by the institution as steward of MHS Trust Real Estate.

The new section, called Founders Grove, is planned to include 138 for-sale units, according to a statement released by the school. The groundbreaking signals the start of Phase J, designating it as one of several sequential stages in the broader West End build-out.

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Milton Hershey School, best known as a tuition-free private school serving lower-income children, has long held significant real estate and investment assets through the MHS Trust, which funds the school's educational mission. Residential development at Hershey West End represents a commercial extension of that trust's landholdings in the region surrounding the historic Pennsylvania company town.

The addition of for-sale housing inventory in Hershey comes as mid-sized Pennsylvania communities continue to see steady demand for owner-occupied residential properties. The scale of the Founders Grove phase — 138 units — positions it as a meaningful contributor to local supply, though the broader West End project spans multiple phases that have been rolling out over an extended period.

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