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Planning commission conditionally approves Twelfth Street apartments; zoning relief to be memorialized
Summary
Commission approved preliminary‑final plan for a new five‑story, 50‑unit apartment building and adaptive reuse of an existing building, subject to conditions including a second dumpster location, parking wheel stops, entrance lighting, and recorded documentation of zoning relief granted by prior stipulation and court order.
The Allentown City Planning Commission voted to grant preliminary‑final approval to the Twelfth Street Apartments project — a five‑story, 50‑unit new apartment building paired with adaptive reuse of an existing building for 40 units — subject to conditions and final technical reviews.
The approval matters because the project converts an office building to residential use, adds new housing units in a built area and follows a previously negotiated stipulation with the zoning hearing board that granted relief needed for the development; the commission conditioned approval on documenting and recording the zoning relief so the scope of that relief is clear on the recorded plan.
John Van Luveny, attorney for the applicant, presented revised plans and said the team responded to earlier staff comments. Van Luveny told the…
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