Lehigh Valley State of the Market

Why you should attend the Lehigh Valley State of the Market Event

Why This Matters

The Lehigh Valley is entering a new phase of decision-making. Along the I-78 corridor, industrial players are navigating a more competitive leasing environment, a growing pipeline, and rising entitlement complexity. At the same time, the region is under increasing pressure to close a major housing shortfall, with developers, public officials and capital partners all facing the same question: how do you actually get more units delivered?

These are two of the most important business conversations happening in the market right now — and they are increasingly connected. Land use, infrastructure, approvals, labor access and capital are shaping both industrial execution and housing delivery across the Valley.

What You Will Learn

• Where leasing demand is still holding along I-78, how landlords are responding to a more competitive environment, and what today’s vacancy and pipeline levels mean for rents, concessions and timing.
• How industrial developers are thinking about entitlement risk, delivery timing and local infrastructure constraints as municipalities continue updating ordinances and reviewing major nonresidential projects.
• Why the Lehigh Valley’s approximately 9,000-unit housing shortage has become a business and approvals issue, not just a policy discussion.
• Which deal structures are most likely to advance housing production in this market, including mixed-income, affordable, adaptive reuse and public-private partnership models.
• How developers, housing authorities, counties and municipalities can better sequence zoning, infrastructure, compliance and financing to move projects faster.
• What public-sector and private-sector leaders need from each other to turn proposed units and entitled sites into delivered product.

How You’ll Do More Business

This event brings together the developers, owners, public-sector leaders, housing authorities, investors and infrastructure stakeholders shaping the next chapter of growth in the Lehigh Valley. Whether you are looking for your next deal, trying to better understand local approvals, evaluating where to build, or identifying partners who can help move projects forward, you’ll leave with stronger market intelligence and more actionable connections.

Why You Should Attend

If your business touches industrial, multifamily, affordable housing, mixed-use development, planning, lending, construction, engineering or economic development, this event is built for you. Attend to hear where opportunity still exists, what is making deals harder to execute, and how the market’s key players are responding. These conversations will go beyond headlines and into the real mechanics behind leasing, development, approvals and growth in the Lehigh Valley.

For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Event Producer, Dane Sinks, at Dane.Sinks@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact Max.Kleinberg@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact mackenzie.kunkle@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.