Plans are underway for a new six-story building at the site of the now-shuttered Keystone Homebrew Supply building, according to testimony Thursday before the Bethlehem Planning Commission.
The plan is to raze the former homebrew supply building at 128 E. Third St. in Bethlehem and erect a new 68-foot-tall building. The ground floor will be available for retail or commercial use and the top five floors will consist of 55 residential one- and two-bedroom apartments.
The Bethlehem Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve land development and lot consolidation for the proposed mixed-use building in Bethlehem’s historic Southside district.
The approximately 2,800-square-foot building will extend from East Third Street to Mechanic Street along Webster Street.
Planning commissioner Matt Malozi said he feels this project is appropriate for the area.
“This is a reasonable scale that isn’t out of context with the surrounds,” Malozi said.
The developer is Plamen “Rocco” Ayvazov, who is currently redeveloping the Boyd Theater site.
Zoning laws in the district do not require that parking be provided for the building but Ayvazov said he is working on an agreement with the city’s Parking Authority to rent 60 to 70 parking spaces at nearby public parking lots that can be used by tenants and guests to the building.
Keystone Homebrew moved to the site in 2013 when it outgrew its space at Main Street Commons. The company shut its Bethlehlem site to focus on its growing online business, according to a report on breweriesinpa.com.
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