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Allentown Meetings

Zoning Hearing Board - 2026-05-11

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61residentialzoningvariancesubdivisioncommercialdensityapprovedmotion to approveAllentown, PA

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3
Decisions
3
Market Signals
2
Developments

Meeting Summary

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved two applications on May 11, 2026. A&R Development Company received variances for a 7-story, 44-unit apartment building at 405 W Walnut St., with the board providing a favorable interpretation that steep slopes were not regulated and app…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Variances for 44-unit apartment building at 405 W Walnut St.

Approved

Special exception for residential conversion at 1453 Linden St.

Tabled

Hair salon special use application at 436 N 2nd St.

Development Activity (2)

405 W Walnut St. Apartment Building

Residential

1453 Linden St. Residential Conversion

Residential

Market Signals (3)

Commercial Demand

A first-floor commercial space at 1453 Linden St. remained vacant…

Housing Demand

Infill residential development is proceeding in downtown Allentown, with a…

Other

Allentown's new zoning ordinance has significantly revised steep slope and…

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