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Commission tables 750 East Turner apartment project after public concerns over design, access and gates
Summary
The commission took feedback on a proposed 180‑unit, six‑building apartment complex at 750 East Turner and voted to table the preliminary plan so the developer can return with revised layout, renderings and responses to stormwater and circulation questions.
Developers seeking to build a 180‑unit apartment complex on about 16.85 acres at 750 East Turner presented a preliminary site plan to the Allentown Planning Commission on March 11. The proposal shows six multi-story apartment buildings, a community building and about 295 parking spaces.
Planning staff described the project as consistent with the city’s Vision 2030 goal of reusing idle land, noted the site sits outside the TNDO and historic overlays, and urged the applicant to increase pedestrian connectivity, group parking to create usable common greens and improve internal circulation. Staff also noted steep slopes on…
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