South Bethlehem parking garage seen as key to East Third Street development is back on track
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
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The proposed garage’s extended limbo finally ended Wednesday afternoon when the Bethlehem Parking Authority board voted to revive plans for a 593-space deck that was estimated in 2020 to cost $19.4 million.
Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez sees the garage as a crucial component of the ongoing resurgence of East Third Street and notes demand is only growing. Developer Lou Pektor is pitching a mixed-use apartment building across the street. Peron Development’s ready to start the environmental cleanup of the Bethlehem Steel General Office building east annex.