Lehigh Valley Real Estate

Tenants at Oak Hollow Apartments in Bethlehem say significant rent increases are forcing them to look elsewhere for housing. The increases reflect market rates, according to the complex's owner. A housing advocate says renters throughout the Lehigh Valley are experiencing similar situations as housing costs rise and inventory stays low.

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission at its July meeting raised concerns over the unidentified end-user for a large-scale industrial project in Northampton, particularly how it will impact traffic and the community as a whole.

City Center is getting to work on its plans to build a 257-apartment building at the corner of Sixth and Turner streets, where The Morning Call once stood.

The lots on East Fourth Street are now home to the old Szilagyi Fuels building and another shop to the west, with a fenced-in area to the south — all near the South Bethlehem Greenway and Bethlehem Skateplaza.

Easton's workforce housing initiative, which would benefit the "missing middle," will need some more consideration — especially in regard to who will run the program — before it reaches a vote at City Council.

Route 33 runs to the west and Hope Road to the east of the currently vacant site, with residential and commercial areas nearby. Northampton Country Club is located to the north.

Palmer residents and nearby neighbors came out to the supervisors' meeting Monday night to implore the board to take some action on the million-square-foot Easton Commerce Park warehouse project.

The Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors said the median sales price in Lehigh and Northampton counties rose to a record $370,000 last month, up 2.3% from June 2024. Closed sales also jumped, going against national trends.

Lehigh County Redevelopment Authority is looking for a developer to lead the project to revitalize the Whitehall Township property.

A zoning extension request by the developer of a proposed 689,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Coplay quarry was unanimously granted by the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday night.

New data shows homebuyers in the Lehigh Valley must spend far above far above the recommended 30% affordability rule. See how the numbers compare to the rest of the nation.

An arrangement with Valley Youth House could see an Allentown apartment become a form of transitional housing for its clients while providing “steady income” for the city's Redevelopment Authority, an official said.

While North Whitehall Township planners took no action on the project, developers offered an update on their active adult residential community plans on Tuesday.

Residents near a planned land development apartment project on Township Line Road have concerns over potential environmental impacts and increased traffic.

No vote was taken Wednesday by the Bethlehem Historic Architectural Review Board on the proposed seven-story, mixed-use building planned for the Historic District.

City and county officials came together on Easton's Ferry Street on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of a four-unit affordable housing building which once served as the Italian Presbyterian Church.

Fellowship Community's revised sewage facilities plan for its expansion project can be submitted to the state for approval, Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners voted Monday.

Two phases of the Ridge Farms land development project were given extensions by the South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners.

The Allentown-based entrepreneurship program trains Lehigh Valley residents on how to successfully acquire and maintain rental properties.

Developers and financiers are seeking a $75 million construction loan to reduce debt and fund a new large-scale housing development in Palmer Township.

Developers behind the Dixie Cup apartment complex project provided updates, including the conclusion of remediation efforts, to Wilson Borough Council.

Developers plan to remove the building’s drive-thru — it was a Bank of America at one point — to make room for the project’s four one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units.

Located at the former Casa Blanca Night Club, a multi-family apartment use is permitted by right on the land within the city’s High-Density Residential Zoning District.

Easton City Councilman Frank Pintabone has created a workforce housing initiative which would encourage developers to allocate affordable units, or pay a fee which would go toward supporting city projects.