The buyer, Philly Office Retail, proposes mixed-use development of the properties in the 400 block of Penn Street. A purchase price has not yet been determined and will be based on the properties’ assessments, City Auditor Maria Rodriguez said.
The university plans to buy the American House located at the corner of 4th and Penn Streets in Reading for use in the expansion of its CollegeTowne campus.
Tamaqua Area Community Partnership has acquired multiple properties on a block where they hope to build a new borough police station.
The nonprofit organization received a $2 million state grant in ...