by Tom.Skeans@svn.com | Jun 3, 2016
The Silk Mill site in Bethlehem, just four blocks from Main Street and Broad Street, was described as “ready to put shovel in the ground.” With a 79 rating for walkability, the new owner has announced he will focus its market rate design on the graduate...
by Tom.Skeans@svn.com | Jan 5, 2016
For five years, the Lehigh Valley has seen a sharp shift in the types of development. The market is migrating from single-family detached residential construction, the primary development type for more than 50 years, to assisted living and apartment communities and...
by Tom.Skeans@svn.com | Dec 30, 2015
The Lehigh Valley’s commercial real estate scene is ending 2015 on a high note. The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. has released its year-end quarterly report on commercial real estate, showing vacancy rates in the region’s office, industrial and flex space...
by Tom.Skeans@svn.com | Dec 30, 2015
Scaffolding began to go up Monday morning around a five-story office building being converted to apartments on Centre Square in Easton. The building at 6 Centre Square will continue to host a Wells Fargo Bank on the first floor and is expected to include more than 25...
by Tom.Skeans@svn.com | Dec 9, 2015
The Allentown Planning Commission gave developer J.B. Reilly permission Tuesday to raze half a dozen downtown buildings to make way for the $20 million upscale apartment complex known as Strata II. Situated at the southwest corner of Sixth and Linden streets, the...