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Airport site (for large warehouse)
Proposed warehouse on former airport site is flagged as 'already in play' due to active development in Lehigh County; no current progress or developer interest noted. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: A large warehouse is proposed to be built record · all sites with thisLogistics and industrial
This site: A large warehouse is proposed to be built newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia |
| New uses | logisticsWikipedia |
| What is there now | A large warehouse is proposed to be builtnewtypes-extraction |
Site context
| Housing permits, Lehigh County (PA), 2024 | 501 units in 5+ unit buildings, 20 in 2–4, 541 single-family; 2023: 8 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Industrial park along Vultee Street (0.0 km); Whitehall Plaza (7.1 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,172 establishments (-6%); 27,011 jobs (+32%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $363,024 (+4% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,820/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 22,577 vehicles a day on SEVENTH ST (principal arterial, 3 lanes); 394 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Proposed logistics warehouse on former airport site (Allentown, PA).
Why. Status: proposed. However, 'opp_reasons' explicitly state it's 'already in play' (under construction, approved, or sold) due to Lehigh County's 3.5% growth (2018–23).
Where it stands. Nearby industrial park (0km, built) and Whitehall Plaza (7km, under construction) are active logistics sites. Permits show $245M in 2024 construction activity in Lehigh County.
For a planner
- Traffic: 22,577 ADT on Seventh St (principal arterial, 3 lanes).
- No current ownership or timeline data.
For a developer
- Score: 0.0 (not viable per database).
- Peer sites (e.g., Vultee Street industrial park, 0km away) have higher scores (5.5+).
- No evidence of active developer interest beyond the 2013 proposal.
What we do not know yet
- 'Verified: draft' suggests incomplete data.
- No current status beyond 'proposed' or 'already in play'.
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- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- county grew 3.5% 2018–23
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History and original facts
| County | Lehigh County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A large warehouse is proposed to be built on a portion of the Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport site. |
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Background
Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (ICAO: KXLL, FAA LID: XLL), also known as Queen City Airport, is a public airport on Vultee Street two miles southwest of downtown Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2013 A large warehouse is proposed to be built on the airport site
Sources
- Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
airport site
A large warehouse is proposed to be built on the airport site, which would not interfere with the airport's runways and taxiways that must be left intact for general aviation use under the FAA's aviation clause.
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