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A large building that formerly housed a Fountain Hill thrift shop has seen better days, but that’s about to change, according to the developer who is planning to renovate it.
The character of a residential neighborhood in Fountain Hill could be affected by a proposal to construct a four-story apartment building on what is currently a parking lot.
After hearing from residents who stated their staunch opposition to it, the members of Hellertown Borough Council voted Tuesday night to reject a request to rewrite the borough’s zoning ordinance in order to pave the way for the development of an apartment complex on the site of the former Neighbors Homes & Garden Center.
Two mixed use development proposals at the north end of Hellertown were discussed by borough council Jan. 18, with council ultimately voting to add the properties on which 85 apartments could be built to the borough’s flexible redevelopment overlay (FRO) district.
Plans for an expansion of Saucon Valley Manor are on hold after members of the Hellertown Planning Commission voted against supporting variances requested for the project by local developer Abe Atiyeh.
The Hellertown Borough Planning Commission discussed a site plan proposal by Sean Burke of Stella Cadente Investments LLC of Bethlehem for the former Triple Al Laundry Services building on Linden Avenue at their July 14 meeting.
Citing parking concerns, the members of Hellertown Borough Council voted unanimously to oppose a proposal to convert a former commercial dry cleaning facility located at 330 Linden Avenue into a 10-unit apartment building.
This Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m., the Bethlehem City Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a request by developer Abraham Atiyeh to have acreage he owns at 2105 Creek Road rezoned from rural residential (RR) to residential retirement complex (RRC).
Tough day at the office? Tell that to Tom Wargo, Fountain Hill borough’s new zoning and codes enforcement officer, who recently found out his department had been accounting for fewer than half of the borough’s rental units.
A 16-unit apartment building located behind a Hellertown assisted living facility could be converted to housing for the elderly, and connected to the larger adjacent building that is already home to dozens of senior citizens.