Jason Addy
Allentown Area reporterI cover Allentown and have worked for news outlets in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Minneapolis since graduating from Penn State. It’s great to be much closer to home — I was born and raised in Lehighton — and I’m excited to help share Allentown’s stories. If you've got an idea, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jasona@lehighvalleynews.com.
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Ascot Circle Realty is planning a 33-story building that would loom over the 24-story PPL Tower several blocks away. It could be filled with apartments. -
Allentown zoning officials backed developer Nat Hyman's plans to build more units in two complexes that were previously approved for fewer.
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The project could have a developer in place as early as March 2024, redevelopment authority director Chris Gulotta said, though he cautioned that’s an “aggressive” goal.
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As the investigation into the Ferry Street fire that devastated the 900 block winds down, officials are still unsure of what caused the blaze.
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Several buildings are being knocked down in the 900 block of Hamilton Street before crews get to work on a new hotel.
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Cortex Residential is asking Allentown officials for help filling a "funding gap" so it can move forward with a 52-unit affordable housing complex.
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The appointment of Jack Gross as Allentown’s next solicitor is set to save the city tens of thousands of dollars.
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The public will vote on the intersection's final design, the head of the landscaping company leading the project said Thursday.
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Plans filed with the city earlier this year show the building — set to be known as the Dream Grand Plaza — would have a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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An Allentown police officer was arrested and charged Tuesday with attempted homicide and related counts, court records show. He was ordered to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $750,000 bail.
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Allentown police are investigating a homicide after a 38-year-old Allentown man died days after he was assaulted, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
