{"id":115976,"date":"2026-02-17T11:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115976\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:54:14","slug":"take-an-early-look-inside-eastons-confluence-apartment-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/115976\/","title":{"rendered":"Take an early look inside Easton’s Confluence apartment building"},"content":{"rendered":"

You will be required to wear a hard hat, but those looking for an apartment in the Lehigh Valley can get a sneak peak of the Confluence, City Center Group\u2019s newest residential building in downtown Easton.<\/p>\n

As workers from North Star Construction continue putting together the six-story, 291,261-square-foot building between Third and Fourth streets, The Morning Call was invited for a tour last week.<\/p>\n

City Center Senior Community Manager Meagan Walsh said the building will be a landmark for traffic coming down the hill from the South Side and Interstate 78 into downtown.<\/p>\n

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A construction worker at the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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Construction workers inside an apartment at the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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A two bedroom apartment at the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The soon-to-be gym area in the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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An one-bedroom apartment in the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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A hallway that stretches from Third Street to Fourth Street inside the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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Meagan Walsh, senior community manager for the Confluence, leads a hard hat tour of the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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Meagan Walsh, senior community manager for the Confluence, leads a hard hat tour of the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The view from a studio apartment looking at the courtyard at the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The view into the courtyard form an one bedroom apartment in the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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The bathroom in an one bedroom apartment in the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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A construction worker at the Confluence, City Center\u2019s newest apartment building, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Easton. The $70 million development will be the largest residential project in Easton\u2019s history, followed by The Marquis. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis Third Street corridor is the first thing that you see when you enter the city,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cTo enter and see this beautiful building as well as the green space, it\u2019s a really beautiful welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first residents are expected to move in at the beginning of May. When completed in July, the Confluence will have 274 apartments. There will be one- and two-bedroom offerings, along with studios. Rents start at $1,450 per month.<\/p>\n

It complements the Allentown developer\u2019s apartment building just up Third Street, The Marquis, which opened in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walsh said there are 49 floor plans for the Confluence because of the building\u2019s U-shape, and the varying street levels make each section feel a bit different. Some hallways stretch an entire city block. Some units on the second and third floors have direct or near-direct ground-level access, while others are almost a full story above the center courtyard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis building is even longer [than The Marquis],\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A standard one-bedroom unit averages about 800 square feet and includes a washer and dryer along with stainless steel appliances.<\/p>\n

The central courtyard will feature a dog park, with separate spaces for large and small dogs; grilling areas; and fire pits.<\/p>\n

Indoor amenities include a gym with a dedicated yoga studio, a dog wash station and a dedicated package\/mail room separate from the main lobby to streamline deliveries.<\/p>\n

There will also be a large co-working space on the first floor, which Walsh said is the \u201clargest to date\u201d in a City Center building. It functions as a hybrid lounge with breakout rooms and high-top seating to accommodate remote workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t want your home office upstairs, you can come down here,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cYou might want to sit on the couch and work, get out of your apartment, and look at a different set of walls for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the sixth floor, there is a resident lounge and rooftop terrace where residents can enjoy the views that include the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers.<\/p>\n

There is a 5,000-square-foot space on the ground floor for retail. Walsh said that will be announced in the future.<\/p>\n

There will be about 300 parking spaces for residents, with ground spaces and in the neighboring parking garage that will be attached to the Confluence.<\/p>\n

City Center expects the building to fill fast, as The Marquis is already sold out. Potential residents can tour the building; they must make a reservation.<\/p>\n

Walsh said the company has received inquiries from Lehigh Valley residents as well as many from New York and New Jersey. Easton\u2019s bus terminal, which has commuter buses to New York, is next door on Third Street. If passenger rail returns, the city\u2019s train station is also a short walk away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of people who commute into the city on a regular basis,\u201d Walsh said. \u201cWith the bus station being literally right next to it, there\u2019s a lot of folks who use public transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely seeing an influx from New Jersey and New York, just due to the cost of living difference between the states,\u201d she said. \u201cThese residents love it because when they\u2019re home, they\u2019re home.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, the leasing office can be reached at 570-638-6277 or go to www.confluenceeaston.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You will be required to wear a hard hat, but those looking for an apartment in the Lehigh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,60,2181,182,139,434,28,432],"class_list":{"0":"post-115976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-easton","13":"tag-local-news","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-northampton-county","16":"tag-pennsylvania","17":"tag-top-stories-tmc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}