tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post6141774282307397537..comments2024-03-28T10:18:30.801-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Watching Allentown's NIZ Districtmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-7796759571547964122020-05-06T14:13:00.832-04:002020-05-06T14:13:00.832-04:00The design is not to fill the buildings, just anti...The design is not to fill the buildings, just anticipated income proposals by conflicting Lehigh valley realators as well as insurers! It's a dynamic design but the facts are laid out as the failures are unsurmountably filled by those paid the most at LVHN. The criminality of this farce is spread far and wide in the locked down lan of PA.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616677843880436551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-49299008823342189222020-05-06T11:30:23.802-04:002020-05-06T11:30:23.802-04:00One of the most appalling new buildings in Allento...One of the most appalling new buildings in Allentown is the addition to William Allen High. it appears to have been cobbled together with materials left over from a variety of other building projects. It also resembles a tacky shower stall turned inside out.<br />Scott Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971257783207643697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-34662080420201057082020-05-06T10:33:03.524-04:002020-05-06T10:33:03.524-04:00Two points in the post caught my eye:
1) LANTA a...Two points in the post caught my eye:<br /><br />1) LANTA and the Parking Authority not wanting to comment before the deal is finalized just shows how corrupt these (supposed) public entities have become. That this happens with local (city, county, and state) politicians on their boards is appalling. Public scrutiny comes with the territory of being a public entity. And if the politicians on these boards don't understand that, they should be thrown out of office.<br /><br />2) Thank God someone else is commenting on the appearance of Reilly's buildings. Unlike the buildings he's torn down, his cookie-cutter (Soviet-style) designs won't stand the test of time. They will quickly look dated and make downtown less desirable in a short period of time. This is a major missed opportunity by those reviewing the plans and supposedly looking out for the city's interests.<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994452121248693342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-83649981811683670292020-05-06T08:18:53.033-04:002020-05-06T08:18:53.033-04:00Why not, haven't high rise low income units wo...Why not, haven't high rise low income units worked so well in the past? Only in Allentown could this level of insanity and corrupt flourish. Scott Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971257783207643697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-34103543810591304382020-05-06T08:16:14.464-04:002020-05-06T08:16:14.464-04:00Scott@7:47, I believe that he is building these r...Scott@7:47, I believe that he is building these residents not because of "demand", but because of opportunity. The first floor commercial allows him to tap NIZ taxes for debt service. I do not believe that he can ever fill that many units with his target demographic. Some of the buildings, especially like the ones on Walnut Street, will be sooner than later occupied by the prevailing inner city tenant base. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-17916917830509227112020-05-06T07:47:12.565-04:002020-05-06T07:47:12.565-04:00Mike,
Lead by a group of incompetents and sel...Mike,<br /><br /> Lead by a group of incompetents and self servers the decline of this city continues and daily the problems become more widespread and severe. I have zero hope left for the city to be what it could and should have been. The pandemic is the final nail in the coffin for the NIZ which was on life support before the virus hit. Soon however the city won't just be our problem but a concern for the county and region. A collection of new, odd, empty high rises will be surrounded by extremely blighted neighborhoods with a transient,dysfunctional, low income population. When Allentown implodes, which won't be long, it will be everyone's problem. <br />I talked to a friend a few blocks away recently, he is preparing to put his house on the market. A beautiful home with a nice garden and good neighbors, but across the ally it's all rentals. He told me, "Scott, it just gets worse and worse, we just want out". Scott Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971257783207643697noreply@blogger.com