1.
Delaware waterfront redevelopment project
Easton is investing over $4Million to landscape and redevelop its waterfront
parks along the river. ETA is this fall! see
plans here.
2.
Third Street/College Ave corridor; north gateway to Lafayette College
& the city
Lafayette College has purchased this entire block that bridges the Bushkill
creek, and is the gateway to downtown Easton. Over $4Million is being
spent here to beautify and redevelop this area.
3. The historic Pomeroy's building project. Once a destination-department store that New Yorkers would even frequent, the Pomeroy building has been vacant for years. Just off the West-spoke of Easton's center square, mixed-use retail and residential, located between Easton's Bank Street Annex and the new Sigal's museum. Re-delivering 30,000 Gross SF front building of with 10,000 SF of retail on the first floor. Floors 2 and 3 will be rental apartments.
see July 2010 'Crayola Country' story about Easton, in worldwide newspaper 'The Epoch Times'.
pomeroy's
4.
225 Ferry st.
On Easton's ferry street 'restaurant row' you will find this fantastic
former mid-1800s stone church. Owner is peeling back the layers to create
amazing restaurant space
(available!):
5. 3rd & Ferry St Oyster House: local developers are putting the final touches on this beautiful restoration project, formerly a completely-stucco'd furniture store facade. It is now be 6-townhome rentals & coming soon, a seafood house.
6. south 3rd street approach into downtown (from route 78): Mayor Panto is now setting his sites on a street-scape beautification project along this southern-approach into historic Easton. Landscaping, new decorative street lights, and maybe even a parking garage are on tap for 2011.
7/27/2010