Natalie Santos

W. Emaus Avenue Data Center Conversion

Expected to bring in approximately $4 million in city revenue, balanced against potential impacts on neighborhood property values.

Workforce Housing Mandates for Publicly Funded Projects

Developers may pay a $30,000 fee-in-lieu per unit into the Housing Trust Fund if affordable units are not built.

Nuisance Abatement and Problem Properties

Residential registration fees will be $150 and commercial fees $300 to help offset enforcement costs.

Penn State Ground-Floor Business Training Use on Hamilton Street

Fills years-vacant downtown space; no public cost disclosed.

Planning Commission Appointment and Ethics Review

Peregrine Tower Mixed-Use Development & Sight Triangle

Substantial private investment in downtown commercial and residential infrastructure.

Residential Conversion of Vacant Hamilton Street Office Building

Adds rental housing supply in converted spaces; Linden Street denial leaves commercial space vacant for now.

Direct Property Sale to Allentown Art Museum

Substantial private and institutional investment into downtown Allentown real estate.

New Seven-Story Apartment Building at 405 Walnut St.

Private capital investment into a vacant downtown infill parcel, increasing housing stock and local tax base.

Allentown Works Recompete Program Implementation

The program utilizes a $20 million federal EDA award and $3 million in local development reserves allocated for property acquisition.

Allentown Housing Authority Programs and Homeownership Initiatives

Federal funding from HUD supports housing programs, and state grants fund homeownership renovations, but rising rehab costs driven by federal regulations present ongoing financial hurdles.

Little Lehigh Phase 2 Affordable Housing Development

Expands affordable housing stock and removes a blighted structure.

Medical Office Building Development on Tilghman Street

Private commercial investment in healthcare infrastructure on Tilghman Street.

Mixed-Use Redevelopment at 300 Hamilton Street

Private investment to convert a vacant commercial property into taxable residential units.

Slope Disturbance Relief for New Home at 510-524 W Normandy St

Unknown

Housing Trust Fund Implementation and Pilot Programs

Allocates approximately $1.08 million currently collected in the Housing Trust Fund, with estimates of $2.3 million annually.

West Residences Mixed-Use Development at 2 Allen Street

Generates private investment and adds housing stock along the riverfront corridor.

Vacant and At-Risk Property Registry

Property owners will face a $300 annual registration fee, while the city expects to recoup administrative enforcement costs.

Adaptive Reuse Housing on North 7th Street

Private redevelopment of vacant commercial/warehouse space into residential rental units.

Public Works Staffing Reorganization

Neutral, as costs are offset within existing operating budgets without requiring new funding.

Bill 78 Resurrected Community Development Corporation Grant

Bridgeview Academy Additions - Land Development

2401 W. Emaus Avenue - Data Center Land Development

301 N. Front Street – Mixed-Use Development Sewer Planning Module

Park Lofts Mixed Use Development Sewage Planning Module

West Allen Mixed Use Development Sewer Planning Module

RS Residences – Mixed-Use Development Sewer Planning Module

Sewage Planning Module at East Side Land Development at 620 – 750 East Turner Street

A-2026-00123: 2300 Hanover Ave Appeal for Multifamily Development

Thomas Shaughnessy, Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA), 1/01/2031

Project: 560 Business Park Lane - Land Development