ALLENTOWN, PA—Demolition began Thursday to clear the way for aone-million-square-foot redevelopment of the former LehighStructural Steel complex on the Lehigh River, known as theWaterfront. A partnership of Jaindl Properties,Dunn Twiggar and Michael Dunn Co.will develop a mix of office, retail and residential over the nexteight to 10 years on the brownfield site.

The Easton, PA Express-Times reported Thursday thatMark Jaindl, a principal of the development team,unveiled renderings of the first structure to go up. Theeight-story building will include 150,000 square feet of officespace and 20,000 square feet of street-level stores andrestaurants. It will be the first of six office buildings to go online as part of the Waterfront mixed-use project, which will alsoinclude more than 170 market-rate apartments.

Also slated for the project's initial phase is the River Walk, ahalf-mile running and walking path that will be parallel to theriver. The path is designed to connect with amphitheaters and twofloating docks.