The Hellertown, Pa. property, previously known for 83 years as Silver Creek Country Club, was bought from the membershipby developer David Spirk, who pledged that it would remain private and receive at least $2.5 million in capital improvements to complement its Donald Ross golf course. About 125 people who have signed up for the club’s…

Two years after David Spirk reached an agreement with the member-owned Hellertown, Pa. club to build townhomes on excess land on the property, members voted to sell to him, with a commitment that Silver Creek, which has an 83-year history and a Donald Ross-designed golf course, would stay private and receive at least $2.5 million in capital improvements.