{"id":154145,"date":"2026-04-01T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154145\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:15:11","slug":"lower-saucon-property-sold-for-3-million-saucon-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154145\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Saucon Property Sold for $3 Million \u2013 Saucon Source"},"content":{"rendered":"

A nearly 13-acre property near the Bethlehem city line and numerous warehouses has been sold to a New Jersey firm for $3 million, according to public county tax records.<\/p>\n

The 12.7 acre parcel at Mockingbird Hill and Easton roads in Lower Saucon Township was purchased earlier this month by Menlo Executive Associates I LLC of Edison, N.J., according to the Northampton County property records database.<\/p>\n

Menlo Executive Associates I LLC is a company associated with real estate sales and development, according to public data.<\/p>\n

\"LandThe property is located on the south side of Easton Road, opposite land within the city in Bethlehem that has been developed for warehouses and other industrial uses. (Credit: County of Northampton Assessment Division)<\/p>\n

Built in 1975, there is a home on a 1-acre site that is part of the property at 3880 Mockingbird Hill Road, per public records.<\/p>\n

The property is currently zoned rural agricultural, according to county data, and county taxes on it are less than $800 a year.<\/p>\n

Warehouse and more recently data center development <\/a>have become topics of concern for residents and planners in the area.<\/p>\n

As of March 31, it was unclear what\u2013if anything\u2013the new owner\u2019s plans for the property might be, and nothing had been scheduled for discussion by township planners or zoners.<\/p>\n

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