624 N Maxwell St
Allentown, PA 18109
Mixed-Use | Apartments & Retail · Multifamily Property For Sale · 9 Units

Allentown is located in east Pennsylvania Lehigh County and Northampton County. Located on the Lehigh River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent cities that make up a region of eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey known as the Lehigh Valley. Allentown is a two-time winner of the All-America City Award, being recognized in 1962 and 1974–1975. In addition, it was named the 12th most conservative city in America by the non-partisan Bay Area Center. Allentown is vibrant with culture, a beautiful parks system, rich history and a bright future. The city is connected to the Interstate Highway System by Inter-states 78 and 476 (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turn-pike) which provide access connections to other major Northeastern urban areas. Also U.S. Route 22 (Lehigh Valley Thruway) provides a limited access east-west highway connection to the highway system to the northern parts of the city. Adjacent to main arteries Allentown is central to several of the Northeast’s and Mid-Atlantic’s larger metropolitan areas: 50 miles north of Philadelphia, 75 miles from Wilmington, 80 miles east of Harris-burg, 90 miles west of New York City, and 152 miles from Baltimore. Commercial airline service to and from the city is available through Lehigh Valley International Airport (LVIA). General aviation and charter service is offered by LVIA and Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport. Public transportation within Allentown is provided by LANTA, a public bus system serving Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Several private bus lines, including Bieber Tourways, Susquehanna Trailways and Trans-Bridge Lines, provide bus service from Allentown to New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal, Philadelphia's Greyhound Terminal, Atlantic City's Bus Terminal, and other regional locations. Center City, which includes the downtown area and the 7th Street retail and residential corridor, is the city's central business district and the host to various city, county and federal government centers. To the east of Center City are The Wards, the areas that developed as residential areas during the city's industrial boom of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Just east of the Lehigh River are the city's East Side residential neighborhoods, most of which border the various routes to nearby Bethlehem. South of Center City, and across the Little Lehigh Creek, are the city's South Side neighborhoods, which border Emmaus. Lastly, there is West End Allentown, which comprises most neighborhoods west of 15th Street. Allentown is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 222nd largest city in the United States. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of the 2010 U.S. Census, and which constitutes a portion of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Allentown is the county seat of Lehigh County. As of the 2010-2014 census, Allentown had a population of 118,793, which had grown 11% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.9% and is about the same as the national average rate of 11.6%. Within the City, the median household income was at $36,578 and had grown by 14% since 2000. Further, the median house value was at $128,700 and had grown by 67% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 70% and is higher than the national average rate of 47%.