Community

Our Strategic Partners

The Chamber of Commerce PHFA The Lehigh Conference of Churches AllentownPa NEF AllentownPa TD Bank PAHMA Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania ESSA

Our Community Partners

  • A D Computer
  • Advanced Business Equipment
  • Alan Hostetler Insurance
  • City of Allentown
  • Allentown Housing Authority
  • Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
  • Artefact, Inc. Architects
  • Askot, Weiner & Cohen, LLP
  • Bank of America
  • City of Bethlehem
  • Buckno, Lisicky & Co.
  • Biery’s Port Bodyworks
  • Brown, Brown, Solt & Ferretti
  • Burkholder’s Heating &
    Air Conditioning
  • The Century Fund
  • Mark S. Cohen, Esq.
  • Sandra Colon
  • Community Programs, Inc.
  • Fran Conlin
  • Michael Corso
  • William Davidson
  • Deiter Brothers
    Heating, Cooling, Energy
  • ESSA Bank & Trust
  • Craig Evans
  • Daniel R. Farrell
  • Renee Ferretti
  • G C Electric Co., Inc.
  • Michael Garger
  • Gary D. Marchalk, LLC
  • GKH Properties
  • Grimm Construction
  • Home Depot
  • Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
  • Imperial Abstract
  • John Bisco & Associates
  • Keenan-Nagle Advertising, Inc.
  • Kistler O’Brien
  • Lafayette Ambassador Bank
  • Langan Engineering &
    Environmental Services
  • Lehigh Financial Group, LLC
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • J P Mascaro
  • Joseph Medl
  • Metro Decorators
  • Michael Pany
  • Melone Architects, PC
  • Northeast Pennsylvania
    Abstract, LLC
  • Paths, LLC
  • PHFA
  • PNC Community Development Banking
  • PNC Foundation
  • PPL Corporation
  • Ralph Melone Architects
  • The Rider-Pool Foundation
  • Rural LISC
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Sidney Sacks Agency, Inc.
  • Snyder Daitz & Co.
  • Wells Fargo Housing Foundation

News & Events

Tamaqua Hi-Rise gets $4.7M for repairs
Posted on 18 October, 2023 in News

The Tamaqua Hi-Rise, a 117-unit apartment complex for seniors and people with disabilities on East Broad Street, was awarded a state grant of $4,765,513 Thursday to make crucial repairs and upgrades to improve the building, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Jamie Barton (R-124).

Construction underway on Allentown affordable apartments
Posted on 11 October, 2023 in News

Developer HDC Midatlantic and the Alliance for Building Communities have broken ground on an apartment project to build 49 new affordable apartments to the 1500 block of Hamilton Street in Allentown. Read more at lvb.com

Hamburg woman celebrates 100th birthday at the Knitting Mill apartments
Posted on 29 June, 2023 in News

A remarkable milestone was reached in Hamburg as Arlene Rickenbach celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday. The Knitting Mill apartments organized a joyous celebration not only for Arlene but also for Elsie Rothenberger, who turned 90 years old. Read more at wfmz.com

City council panel supports $1M investment for affordable housing project
Posted on 23 March, 2023 in News

Developers are seeking support from Allentown to plug a funding gap for a 49-unit affordable housing project. The city is poised to allot more than $1.8 million in federal funding for the building.

New Website

New ABC Website Improves Accessibility, Speed, User Experience
Posted on 12 August, 2022 in News

In August, 2022, Alliance for Building Communities (ABC) launched a new website designed to deliver its information on affordable housing and community help programs with higher levels of digital performance and visual aesthetics. The new site at www.housing-abc.org now delivers improved accessibility, easier navigation and page speed performance. It is also mobile friendlier, provides users …

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