ALLENTOWN | Landmark Tower | FT | 37 FLOORS
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A 420-foot-tall, 33-story tower has been proposed by developer Bruce Loch for the corner of Ninth and Walnut streets in Downtown Allentown, PA. The mixed-use tower would be the tallest building in the city. The building will feature retail on the first floor, 19 floors of office space, 10 floors of rental apartments and two floor of condos. Her’d also like to build a conference center on floors 31 and 32, with a restaurant and observation deck on floor 33. He is offering to give naming rights to a tenant who is willing to lease more than half of the office space. http://highrisefacilities.com/develo...-pa-high-rise/ |
This is great news for Allentown. It will really stand out.
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Allentown developer plans tallest building in Lehigh Valley
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After decades of spreading out, Allentown could be growing up, its skyline altered by the Lehigh Valley's tallest building. Developer Bruce Loch unveiled plans Wednesday for the 33-story Landmark Tower at Ninth and Walnut streets. The $60-million project would include nearly 200,000 square feet of office, retail and residential space and eclipse the vacant Martin Tower, the former headquarters of Bethlehem Steel and the Valley's tallest building, by 20 feet. Loch, an experienced residential builder in the Lehigh Valley with more than $100 million in development under his belt, is making his first foray into this type of project, which he said would be on a lot owned by the Allentown Parking Authority, next to the authority's garage on Walnut Street. The property is in the city's one-of-a-kind Neighborhood Improvement Zone, which allows developers to tap tenants' state and city taxes, not including property taxes, to finance construction. Plans, which are in the early stages, call for retail on the ground floor of the tower, topped by 19 stories of offices. Above that would be 10 floors of residential space — of those, six would be for apartments and four for condominiums. The top three floors of the building would be a restaurant and conference center. Source: http://articles.mcall.com/2013-03-28...provement-zone |
It'd be awesome to see more tall buildings in the Lehigh Valley.
3rd biggest metro in PA, about equidistant from NYC + Philly. |
ALLENTOWN, PA | Landmark Tower | 420 FT | 33 FLOORS
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The fuck? Did a 7 year old on the short bus draw this design?
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Ugly, but It will add the density in a city of 100k. It's ok, all in all.
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very Asianesque, almost like Pagoda but without the tiers.
it also reminds me of the Prudential Tower in Boston, mostly because of the shape and antenna up top. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/...0b022fe0_b.jpg The Prudential Tower from Across The River by Drone Photography, on Flickr |
Will definitely stand out. Its a nice little city, good culture, good surroundings, and this will help.
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A nice development for Allentown. Understand the population is growing; thats great. In the future could become a nice little hub city in the western extreme of the New York City Metropolitan Area
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There was already a thread for this created so I merged the two.
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I'm excited for this project but wish they'd do something a little more modern with the crown, at least. Would definitely love to see a public restaurant at the top - I'd totally make the 1.5 hour drive up there for dinner! |
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Looks kind of like Crescent City Residences in NOLA. Hope it doesn't have the same fate. Not a great design.
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Does anyone have any updates on this project. Groundbreaking anytime soon?
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Allentown deserves this tower!!! I've always loved that city, as it's been my favorite city outside of Philadelphia!!!This project will help the city of Allentown grow and I hope that PA can do everything to make sure that the Lehigh Valley is well connected to it's largest city, Philadelphia!!! Congratulations, Allentown!!!
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Any updates on the tower? I'd love to hear if the Landmark Tower is in some form of fruition!!! Pics, please?
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There ought to be some excitement over the news stated toward the end of the articlr relating to City Center 5. Center City Allentown definitely has changed since I went to college there 30 years ago. |
Developer gets extension on 33-story Landmark Tower plan in Allentown
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