City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Construction starts on The Standard, the latest downtown Allentown complex | PHOTOS
A groundbreaking celebration was held Tuesday to mark the official start of construction of The Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown.
The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on North Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call headquarters.
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City Center Group President J.B. Reilly speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
City Center Group President J.B. Reilly speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)City Center Group President J.B. Reilly, Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk and State Sen. Nick Miller, D-Lehigh stand along with other local dignitaries Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)City Center Group President J.B. Reilly speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)City Center Group President J.B. Reilly speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
State Sen. Nick Miller, D-Lehigh, speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)State Rep. Josh Seigel, D-Lehigh, speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Construction starts Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
State Rep. Josh Seigel, D-Lehigh, speaks Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)City Center Group President J.B. Reilly and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk along with other local dignitaries raise shovels Tuesday, July 29, 2025, during a groundbreaking celebration to mark the official start of construction of the Standard, City Center Group’s 15th residential building in downtown Allentown. The Standard will be a four-story, 196,498-square-foot building with 257 residential units on Sixth Street between Linden and Turner streets, on the former site of The Morning Call office. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
