Guess which city planning commission on Tuesday spent six hours reviewing four major proposed apartment complexes that together could bring more than 1,000 units to the area?
No, not New York, not Philadelphia, not even Jersey City.
It was Allentown, Pa, where different variations of an LLC named Lehigh River Development Corp., associated with the developer Urban Residential Properties, laid out plans to enliven the city’s waterfront.
Former American Atelier factory
The largest proposal involved a revised preliminary/final land development plan for a 16-story, 360-unit apartment building at 249-301 N. Front St. Urban Residential Properties plans to demolish the former American Atelier furniture factory to construct the building.
The 360 units will include 71 studios, 182 one-bedroom units, 103 two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom units.Read the full story
The most significant change was an increase in residential units from the previously approved 267, and specifically, an increase in studios. An event space was added, along with some façade changes to the building itself. The plan includes bicycle storage spaces outside the building and also features a rooftop garden.
