ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Allentown Planning Commission granted preliminary/final approval for a proposed apartment complex Tuesday afternoon at city hall.
The project, known as the 12th Street Apartments and offered by developer Abe Atiyeh, calls for a 40-unit adaptive reuse and a five-story, 50-unit new apartment building at 2268 S. 12th St.
This is not the first plan offered for the site. Previously, Atiyeh envisioned consolidating two lots to build a warehouse. Another land development project at the site involved a tractor-trailer parking lot to create spaces for truck haulers and trailers…