All Posts Tagged With: "Allentown PA"

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Group’s vision of Allentown takes shape

Allentown’s visioning committee unveiled a new vision statement to guide revitalization within the Hamilton Street district for the next decade. The statement says: ”We envision the Hamilton Street District as the commercial and cultural heart of the Lehigh Valley, an attractive, welcoming community, filled with activity and energy, offering employment, dining, arts, entertainment, shopping, and [...]

9Sep2008 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Apartments proposed in Linden Street warehouse

 An 88-year-old former silk mill in Allentown PA may get a new life as apartments marketed to professionals working in New York City. Developer Nat Hyman says he wants to turn the third and fourth floors of his property at 315-325 Linden St., a warehouse that was once one of Allentown’s many textile mills, into [...]

9Sep2008 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Mack Trucks moving Allentown HQ

On Thursday (Aug 14), Mack Trucks announced it was closing its Allentown headquarters facility and moving the entire 600-job operation to Greensboro, North Carolina.  The move comes as a surprise to many, including Mack employees and elected officials.  The company does, however, plan to invest $20-million in the Macungie manufacturing facility and add about 200 [...]

15Aug2008 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Allentown Real Estate: Hot or Not?

The Allentown Real Estate market is really all over the place at the moment. The recent decision by city officials to require city inspections is complicating things for both buyers and sellers within the city.
The problem is mostly with investment properties. Allentown probably has the greatest number of tenant occupied properties in the Lehigh [...]

27May2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued