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CREW LV tours Bethlehem adaptive re-use projects Lehigh Valley Chapter www.crewlehighvalley.org Commercial Real Estate Women
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BETHLEHEM, PA - Adap- tive re-use projects and their impact on the community were the topic of a March program organized by CREW Lehigh Valley PA in the heart of downtown Bethlehem. The late afternoon event featured tours of two early 20th Cen- tury buildings finding new life as apartment buildings----the Farr Building, which was completed in 2012 and the Dodson Building, anticipated to be complete this spring. Anthony Scarcia, president of Allied Building Corpora- tion, which is developing the Dodson Building and provided construction services in the repurposing of the Farr Build- ing which opened two years ago, discussed features that make a building a candidate for adaptive reuse. Key factors include the structural integ- rity of the building, the capac- ity of the building to adapt to the program and flexibility to work within the building constraints. Insights as to why the urban
The Dodson Building
lifestyle is increasingly attrac- tive to both Millennials and retirees were offered by Dr. Joel Nathan Rosen, associate professor of sociology at Mora- vian College. He recalled the post-war boom of suburban tract housing popularized by William Levitt that cre- ated homogeneous neighbor- hoods; today cities are being reclaimed by residents who value urban vibrancy. In the early days of the 20th Century, the Dodson Building was the home of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Com- pany while a locally-owned shoe store occupied the Beaux Arts style Farr Building. AL- TRealty is the leasing agent for both properties which are being repurposed into one and two-bedroom high-end units, with street-level retail included at the Farr Building. The afternoon concluded with a networking reception
Deborah Skeans
at The Edge Restaurant which was a pioneer in the Bethle- hem restaurant renaissance. Deborah Skeans , an owner of The Edge and a founding member of CREW LV, re- flected on the factors that have contributed to the success of the venture. n
Dr. Joel Nathan Rosen (seated left) and Christa Kraftician, AIA, LEED AP, president of CREW LV, look on while Anthony Scarcia, president of Allied Building Corporation speaks from the podium
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