Despite protests from neighbors and the West Park Civic Association, St. Luke's University Health Network yesterday began demolishing its former Annex Building, also known as the Donecker Mansion at 1801 Hamilton St. – across from its Allentown campus.
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Construction & Real Estate
Sizzling sales spur talk of real recovery in real estate market
Home sales soared during the first half of 2015, an indication of a strengthening recovery of the residential real estate market in the Greater Lehigh Valley.
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The Camelback Lodge & Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark has now completed the second phase of its construction efforts, opening an additional 216 guest suites, Serenity Spa & Fitness Center and Trails End Pub and Grille. The first phase of the renovation and expansion opened on May 1.
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Paying close attention to customers' needs still serves as the foundation of a Berks County architectural firm that Frederick Muhlenberg built nearly a century ago.
GAME ON Downtown Allentown’s dramatic redevelopment has upped the ante for the suburban office market
The dramatic growth of development in downtown Allentown is hurting the Lehigh Valley suburban office market.
Recycling of construction waste is a niche to build on
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Read More »SELLER’S MARKET As activity soars, a new paradigm could be on the way
If May's residential home-sale market becomes a trend, a changeover to a seller's market seems imminent.
Controversy brewing over hospital plans to demolish Allentown mansion for medical building
St. Luke's University Health Network has indicated it plans to go through with the demolition of its former Annex Building, also known as the Donecker Mansion, at 1801 Hamilton St. in Allentown, despite protests from a local neighborhood group.
Read More »Renovated Red Cross facility opens
Ondra-Huyett Associates of Upper Macungie Township partnered with MKSD Architects of South Whitehall Township to design and build renovations to the former Cetronia Ambulance Center, transforming the site into a new home for the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
Read More »St. Luke’s breaks ground on $80M Monroe campus
Five years after it began construction on its newest hospital – The Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township – St. Luke's University Health Network is breaking ground once more.
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