3. A-2025-00656 1453 Linden St conditional use permit
Case 15-8417
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Allentown Meetings
Zoning Hearing Board, May 11, 2026
Approves Special exception to convert office to dwelling at 1453 Linden Street, unanimous
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What happened
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved two variances for A&R Development Company's proposed seven-story, 44-unit apartment building at 405 West Walnut Street (Case 1), granting relief for the clear sight triangle and a favorable interpretation that the site's steep slopes ar…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsVariances for 44-unit apartment
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1453 Linden Street
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Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Variances for 44-unit apartment building at 405 West Walnut Street
A&R Development Company sought two dimensional variances for a seven-story, 44-unit apartment building with 30 on-site parking spaces on a vacant infill lot at 405 West Walnut Street (corner of West Walnut and South 4th Street). The Board approved a variance for the clear sight triangle (to permit a support pillar/beam supporting the second floor) and made a favorable interpretation that the steep slopes on the site are not regulated by the ordinance because they were manmade when South 4th Street was built. Passed by unanimous voice vote.
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Meeting Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved two variances for A&R Development Company's proposed seven-story, 44-unit apartment building at 405 West Walnut Street (Case 1), granting relief for the clear sight triangle and a favorable interpretation that the site's steep slopes ar…
Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Variances for 44-unit apartment building at 405 West Walnut Street
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Special exception to convert office to dwelling at 1453 Linden Street
Vote: unanimous
Continued
Special use to convert repair garage to hair salon at 436 North 2nd Street
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (3)
44-unit apartment building at 405 West Walnut Street
Residential
Conversion of office to dwelling unit at 1453 Linden Street
Residential
Hair salon conversion at 436 North 2nd Street
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
Property owners at both 1453 Linden Street and 436 North…
Housing Demand
Continued residential development pressure in downtown Allentown, with a 44-unit…
Sentiment
Allentown's new zoning code (GXD downtown district) eliminates clear sight…
Who Spoke (14)
ChairBoard Member · 2ClerkAttorneyApplicantApplicant's RepWitness · 3
On the record: the chair, 2 board members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 3 witnesses.
Agenda scorecard
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2. A-2025-00328 436 N 2nd St conditional use permit
Case 15-8416
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