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On Wednesday, HARB, the recommending body to City Council that weighs proposed changes to the exterior of buildings in Historic Bethlehem, said it wanted to see revised plans for the former 555 Main St. five-and-dime at its next meeting on April 2.
Jason Addy
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LehighValleyNews.com
Will Oliver
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LehighValleyNews.com
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors said October data showed “a strong start to the fall selling season,” with new listings up 10.9 percent.
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AFA Real Estate Partners of Yardley says the buildings are nestled in a part of the Saucon Valley that’s desired by employers, with a “soon-to-be-announced” future residential development incoming for the nearby Stabler Pathways.
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Larken Associates has announced the construction of Trailside Village, a 420 luxury unit apartment complex which will be situated along Sullivan Trail in Forks Township.
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Westrum Development is asking the East Penn School District for a property tax break, soon after making a similar pitch that was approved by Emmaus Borough officials.
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Easton's planning commission has granted conditional final approval to Jacob's Knoll, a 110-unit rental development set to be constructed along the South Side's East Grant Street.
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City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a certificate of appropriateness to allow for the development of a 141-room hotel in South Bethlehem’s Historic Conservation District.
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Simply put, a yes vote is a vote to let council raise the deed transfer tax. A no vote would keep the city's cap in place.
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The Jaindl Land Co. plan calls for turning four parcels — three north of Route 22 and one south — into 190 residential lots and open space.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at The Hamilton at Grand Plaza in Allentown on Wednesday. The eight-floor building has been transformed into condominiums for purchase and apartments for rent on Hamilton Street in the downtown area.
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Racecar driver Marco Andretti wants to put in 18 total apartments at his grandparents’ former duplex, a three-story addition to the rear of the home and a neighboring property along West Broad Street.
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Some plan modifications proposed by the Historic Conservation Commission included lowering the uppermost cornice by six feet, and a change in the storefront window choice for a better rhythm for passersby along the Third Street corridor.
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The stage is set for the transformation of the overgrown former foundry site at 300 Furnace Street into 144 apartments in four buildings.
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The first phase of development at Bridgeview Estates replaced nine 1970s public housing buildings with six structures featuring 50 multi-bedroom apartments.
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The Allentown-based developer behind the Fields of Farmersville, a planned development in Bethlehem Township, announced Tuesday that they plan to preserve an 1850s stone farmhouse they once considered tearing down.
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The Lehigh Valley has been a real estate hot spot, and according to political polling, it's taken a toll on residents. What can officials do for their concerned constituents when this issue doesn't present a quick fix? This week on Political Pulse, Chris Borick and Tom Shortell talk all about it.
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A zoning hearing concerning a 43-unit apartment in Easton's downtown district was tabled after an attorney argued the advertisement for the project lack sufficient details, though issues with parking may cause even more issues in the future.
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The Lehigh Valley (Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro) not only made a significant jump in November’s Realtor.com Market Hotness rankings, it also held steady in the company’s 2025 forecast.
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The old Woolworth building at 555 Main St. is eyed for 27 apartments within a set-back, two-story addition facing the roadway and a three-story section off its rear.
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Wilkes-Barre-based D&D Realty wants to build 112 apartments over 20 of 24 floors of the Lehigh Valley’s tallest building. A restaurant is slated for the first floor.
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A 120-unit, mixed-income apartment complex with affordable housing provisions would bring new life to a mostly triangular nook of land at the end of East Fourth Street in South Bethlehem.
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Accessory dwelling units and “alley houses” in Bethlehem can take form as a third floor added to an existing home, basement conversion, garage renovation or even a small cottage.
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A proposal to build a multi-story, 203,400-square-foot school in Allentown was advanced by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's comprehensive planning committee on Tuesday.
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After years of sitting untouched and vacant, the Salisbury Township mansion that went up in flames hours after its sale in 2021 has a new owner. The compound was donated to the township for $1 and was sold at an auction with a starting bid of $400,000.
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The initial plan to rezone a nearly four-acre lot for a six-story, 240-unit building was before Bethlehem City Council more than a year ago. The equitable land owner is back with another plan, this time with some changes.