That can be hard to envision in densely populated south Allentown, but the Montex property is naturally isolated by steep slopes that bound it to the south. Developers said substantial ...

First proposed to the Planning Commission in 2013, the 50-unit development known as Trout Creek Cottages would be built on the vacant Montex mill property at Cumberland and South Sixth streets in ...

where the Montex building once stood. The property has not been utilized since the textile company ceased operations in 1999 and has been entirely vacant since the mill was destroyed by fire in 2005.

More than 18 months since it was first proposed, a cottage-style housing development on the former Montex Textiles property in Allentown is nearly ready for construction. Tuesday signed off on ...

"That Montex site is something the city has been concerned about for some time," he said. "Hopefully, you can fine-tune (the plans) a little bit and, ultimately, put a spade into the ground." ...

It's at the former site of Montex Textiles, before it burned down in April 2005. The plan is to put in a 144-unit apartment complex. It will be called Cumberland Apartments, and will have both one ...