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Commission grants conditional approval for seven-story, 44-unit apartment at 411 W. Walnut St.

City of Allentown Planning Commission · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The commission granted preliminary/final conditional approval for a seven-story, 44-unit building at 411 W. Walnut St., conditioning approval on submittal of floor plans, lighting, steep-slope analysis, access easement and facade/landscaping changes to make the first-floor parking appear as active street frontage.

On Jan. 13 the Allentown Planning Commission granted preliminary/final conditional approval for a proposed seven-story, 44-unit apartment building at 411 West Walnut Street, subject to multiple staff conditions intended to improve pedestrian scale and mitigate site impacts.

Planning staff asked applicants to provide floor plans, a lighting plan, analysis of any steep-slope disturbance, improved landscaping, and treatments to make the…

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