CBRE is leasing The Commodore, a mixed-use facility consisting of 32-luxury apartments and prime office and retail space at 100 Northampton St., Easton. 

The commercial real estate industry has yet to see how changing attitudes surrounding virtual work will affect the midstate’s stock of office properties.  And while many offices may still close in the coming months, experts in the region think the need for physical office space will prevail.

On the heels of announcing plans for the Linden Street Commons project, City Center Investment Corp. will have two more buildings before the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Authority board Wednesday night.

After discovering a need for more office suites and co-working space in West End Allentown, a local real estate exec decided to fill the need.

A multi-story building that’s been vacant for several years is now home to new coworking space in downtown Easton. The property, Reeds403 Co-working Lounge, has 3,000 square feet available on the first and second floors, and another 3,000 square feet on the upper floors if needed.

Loren Keim, owner of Century 21 Keim Real Estate in Allentown and real estate professor at Lehigh University said coworking has become a significant disrupter in the commercial office real estate market in the Lehigh Valley.

Now that Somera Road Inc. of New York City has selected a construction firm for the renovation of Allentown’s Grand Plaza on Hamilton Street, the developer is eyeing a June completion.

City Center Allentown, the real estate developer involved in efforts to revitalize downtown, plans to build two office buildings on two sites in the 900 block of Hamilton Street.

Venture X, a membership-based co-working space, plans to open its first location in Pennsylvania in South Bethlehem this March.

Construction continues on the Heritage Riverview project in downtown Easton. With Hearst Magazines planning to move in this summer, officials hope the property across from the Easton Intermodal Center and City Hall on South Third Street.