After years of extensions and delays, the current developer of the proposed 37-story “pencil tower” in downtown Allentown has asked for yet another.
The Peregrine Tower project at 90 S. Ninth St. was on the agenda for the Allentown Planning Commission’s meeting Tuesday, but a sign at the entrance to City Council chambers said the hearing for preliminary/final approval was postponed by owner Umran Global Investment LLC.
Commission Chair Christian Brown announced at the beginning of the meeting that the project will be back on the agenda “in either February or March.”
If built, the Peregrine Tower would become the Lehigh Valley’s tallest building, eclipsing the nearby PPL Building. The mixed-use building would have 250,140 square feet of space with 208 apartments.
First proposed by developer Bruce Loch as a 33-story structure in 2013, and given the go-ahead in 2015, it has since received five extensions by city planners.