Will Oliver
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LehighValleyNews.com
The city Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday approved two special exceptions and a variance to let the church convert its two rowhomes at 230 and 232 W. Third St.
Donna S. Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
Donna Fisher
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For LehighValleyNews.com
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Councilman Santo Napoli is proposing — and five of his six colleagues are co-sponsoring — a measure that would raise the city’s deed-transfer tax by half a percentage point, doubling its revenues. -
Despite concerns over potential safety issues regarding tractor-trailer traffic near the proposed Fullerton Terminals distribution center, the Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners approved the plan by a 4-3 vote on Monday.
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Easton Planning Commission recommended special exceptions and variances for a pair of 12-unit lowrise apartment buildings planned for the city's East Berwick Street.
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Developers said the restaurant is planned to be open serving burgers, flatbreads and other American-style food by this time next year.
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Cortex Residential broke ground Wednesday on its three-story, 38-unit affordable housing complex at South Eighth and Walnut streets.
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Potential tractor-trailer safety issues at a proposed Fullerton Terminals distribution center near Range Road were addressed by the Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners during a workshop session Monday.
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The owner of A1 Quick shops plans to convert a former beauty salon in Bethlehem into a convenience store. He's also eyeing a bigger, 24/7 business venture.
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The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Monday night approved Ryan Abdouche’s plans to convert a vacant warehouse in the 1900 block of South Fifth Street into a dozen apartments.
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Developers shared ways to bring project cost down without changing the look, feel and rhythm of the Tempo by Hilton hotel to go up at 14-36 W. Third St.
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The proposed union hall at 530 Pembroke Road would “support Bethlehem police officers through wellness, training and community service,” FOP President Robert Nichelson said.
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A seven-story condo project set for Easton's Downtown secured several variances regarding the size and design of the building at the city's zoning hearing board meeting Monday.
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A public hearing for Tax Increment Financing — a tax break for the Dixie Cup plant developers to pump money back into the project — drew substantial support at Northampton County Council even though one of the commissioners characterized it as "a payoff."
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Though the former club site at 946 Evans St. sat vacant since its partial collapse and demolition in October 2022, the area is now planned for new life as 37 apartments and parking, just blocks from the South Bethlehem Greenway and Third and Fourth streets.
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Easton's Redevelopment Authority presented plans for the future of "workforce housing" at a lot on Coal Street, where two homes are set to be built by spring 2025.
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The Borough of Emmaus, after multiple meetings of discussion and refinements, has passed a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance, or LERTA, program for borough properties.
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Plans call for a Tempo by Hilton hotel with a ground-level restaurant and bar, rooftop bar and expanded fitness center, with improvements to come later for the Greenway nearby.
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A 4.62-acre mansion in Salisbury Township that took the community by storm when it burned years ago is now officially up for sale, by the township itself after obtaining ownership of it through a "generous" donation.
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As soon as Oct. 1, the building will have first- and second-floor availability for tenants, though the entire complex will be up and running sometime this winter, according to Zachary Fortier, community manager with Dream Live Prosper Communities.
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Developer City Center is planning a two-story school featuring about 200,000 square feet of space, with an athletics field, along the west side of the sprawling property.
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Township Council on Wednesday got an idea of what 39 garden apartments and parking lots could look like in the open space across from the municipal complex on Old Philadelphia Pike.
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Easton's Planning Commission decided Wednesday to table a hearing for the proposed Easton Commerce Park warehouse in a bid to wait on more information from PennDOT and Wilson Borough before making a decision.
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Upper Macungie Planning Commission on Wednesday reviewed a preliminary/final plan for Sunset Orchards, a proposed housing development near the intersection of Shantz and Ruppsville roads.
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Macungie is just one in a list of examples where the demand for homes in the Lehigh Valley has continued to surge. We put the 'hottest zip code' against other areas to see how they match up.
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The bill introducing tax abatements for condemned properties met a roadblock in Emmaus, and will be re-introduced at a meeting in the near future.
