City Center Lehigh Valley Announces Buckno Lisicky & Company Is Newest Tenant For Planned "One City Center" Office Building
Accounting Firm With Offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Will Lease More Than 12,000 Square Feet of Class A Office Space and Bring More Than 40 Employees To Downtown Allentown in 2013
Online, March 11, 2012 (Newswire.com) - City Center Lehigh Valley, a major mixed-use development in downtown Allentown, Pa., announced today that the accounting firm of Buckno Lisicky & Company is the newest company to become a future tenant of One City Center, the $50 million Class A office it will soon construct on 7th Street between Hamilton and Walnut Streets. The announcement was made by Jim Harbaugh, executive vice president and COO of City Center Lehigh Valley.
When One City Center opens around September 2013, Buckno Lisicky & Company will occupy more than 12,000 square feet of the five-story, 200,000-square-foot office and retail building with a 570-space underground parking garage. Forty-four the firm's employees will be among the building's 700-some workers.
Formed in 1969, in Allentown, Pa., Buckno Lisicky & Company is a professional corporation of Certified Public Accountants with offices Allentown, Bethlehem and Lehighton, Pa., and Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. The firm specializes in accounting and auditing, business financing, fraud and forensic accounting, litigation support, management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, personal financial planning, retirement and estate planning, tax planning and preparation and valuation services.
"This is an exciting time for the Lehigh Valley," said Randy Dietz, the firm's managing shareholder. "We are thrilled to be a part of the revitalization of the city where we started our company more than 40 years ago. As we continue to grow, we felt it was important for our business and our employees to be a part of what is quickly becoming the core business community in the region."
"Welcoming a well-known firm like Buckno Lisicky to City Center is thrilling," Harbaugh said. "We continue to be encouraged by the growing optimism about reestablishing Allentown's commercial corridor through City Center, the arena and other new development."
Planning for One City Center, which began in 2011, continues to progress with building engineering and architectural design in anticipation of construction beginning this summer. The building will offer flexible floors of up to approximately 41,000 square feet and will integrate the following amenities:
Competitive lease rates of $10-12 per square foot connected parking beneath the building
State-of-the-art security and staffed lobbies
Just steps away from Allentown's new arena, the Lehigh County Government Center and other prime locations
Retail shops on the first floor and green space over the parking garage
The first phase of City Center Lehigh Valley includes flexible plans for up to 200 luxury apartments, a minimum of 250,000 square feet of Class A office space and 50,000 square feet of upscale retail space. City Center is a project of City Center Investment Corp. (CCIC), a real estate development and management company based in Allentown, which has owned the property for the One City Center building since 1999.
About Buckno Lisicky & Company
A professional corporation of Certified Public Accountants, Buckno Lisicky & Company is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania with offices in Bethlehem and Lehighton, Pa., and Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Buckno Lisicky & Company is a progressive firm and has the experienced professional staff and sophisticated resources to go beyond conventional checks and balances to planning, researching, advising and forecasting. With a very diverse clientele ranging from commercial, industrial and financial corporations to government and healthcare organizations, the shareholders of Buckno Lisicky & Company specialize in accounting and auditing, business financing, fraud and forensic accounting, litigation support, management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, personal financial planning, retirement and estate planning, tax planning and preparation, and valuation services. For more information on Buckno Lisicky & Company and its range of services, please call its Allentown office at (610) 821-8580 or visit its website at www.bucknolisicky.com.
About City Center Lehigh Valley:
City Center Lehigh Valley is a dynamic development that promises to help transform downtown Allentown into one of America's most vibrant urban communities and become the region's hub for culture, business and metropolitan living. With Allentown's arena at 7th and Hamilton Streets at its core, City Center will blend the best new and existing properties to create an inviting and accessible place to live, work and play-all within walking distance to restaurants, shops, entertainment, parks and more. The first phase includes flexible plans for up to 200 luxury apartments, a minimum of 250,000 square feet of Class A office space and 50,000 square feet of upscale retail space, and leasing is underway. Located in the Neighborhood Improvement Zone, City Center offers highly competitive lease terms for businesses choosing to help revitalize downtown Allentown. City Center is a project of City Center Investment Corp., a visionary real estate development and management company based in Allentown, Pa.
