Parcels totaling 120 acres up for auction
BY PAUL WILLISTEIN
pwillistein@tnonline.com
Parcels of land totaling approximately 120 acres on Lehigh Mountain in the vicinity of Walking Purchase Park in Salisbury Township are up for real estate auction April 25.
Signs along East Susquehanna Street and in the areas of the parcels and on a website state Tom Hall Auctions, Inc. will auction the parcels, which are in Salisbury Township and the City of Allentown.
The parcels are included in an auction of 33 properties in the region to begin 11 a.m. April 25 at Delta by Marriott, 7736 Adrienne Drive, Breinigsville.
Parcels in Salisbury and Allentown are to be auctioned 12:35 p.m. to 2 p.m. April 25 at Delta by Marriott.
“Get ready for the auction of a lifetime! This is your chance to buy prime real estate in the Lehigh Valley, one of the fastest-growing regions in Pennsylvania,” the Tom Hall Auctions website states.
The website describes the parcels as “Prime Real Estate Auction” the auction house is selling for The Estate of William R. Mayo.
The 530-acre Walking Purchase Park, also known as Lehigh Mountain Park, is between Lehigh Mountain, north of East Susquehanna Street and the Lehigh River, bordered by Allentown and Bethlehem.
The Salisbury Township Environmental Advisory Council, which heard a presentation by a representative of Wildlands Conservancy, is holding an Earth Day cleanup 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 22 in Walking Purchase Park. The park is accessed by Constitution Drive from Allentown and Riverside Drive from Bethlehem.
Although some of the parcels to be auctioned have Allentown as a mailing address, some of these are in Salisbury Township. The parcels include address, parcel size, taxes and parcel ID.
Lot numbers 18-25 will be offered as drawn and numbered in the diagram, then in combination, then as a whole. The website includes two diagrams of the parcels.
Here is the list of parcels to be auctioned, according to the auction house website:
•18. 721 and 733 Skyline Drive, Allentown: Two parcels containing 22.2+/- acres, offered together, then in combination with other parcels. 721 Skyline, 9.5+/- acres, taxes $1,044.71, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 640698994144 001 and 733 Skyline, 12.7+/- acres, taxes $1,235.96, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641609617550 001
•19. 607 Skyline Drive, Allentown: 0.50+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,214.30, Lehigh County. Parcel ID: 640698653149 001
•20. 815 Lincoln Drive, Allentown: 0.51+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,933.49, Lehigh County, City of Allentown. Parcel ID: 640698327374 001
•21. 714 Summit Avenue, Allentown: 0.17+/- acre parcel, taxes $619.52, Lehigh County, City of Allentown. Parcel ID: 641607183453 001
•22. 701 Summit Ave., Allentown: 5.1+/- acre parcel, taxes $2,927.70, Lehigh County City of Allentown. Parcel ID: 641608309137 001
•23. 722 Skyline Drive, Allentown: 1.3+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,116.07, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641608038794 001
•24. 620 Skyline Drive, Allentown: 8+/- acre parcel, taxes $3,856.98, Lehigh County, City of Allentown. Parcel ID: 641608420546 001
The following three adjoining parcels are included in Lot 25:
•25. 748 Skyline Drive, Allentown: 4.9+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,738.34, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641608969510 001
•25. 734 Skyline Drive, Allentown: 1.4 +/- acre parcel, taxes $1,118.93, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641608567895 001
•25. 801 Summit Ave., Allentown: 1.6+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,903.51, Lehigh County, City of Allentown. Parcel ID: 641608737916 001
Lot numbers 26-28 will be offered as drawn in diagram, then in combination, then as a whole.
•26. 1043 Hillside Road, Allentown: 13.4+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,275.92, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641627995297 001
•27. 1039 Hillside Road, Allentown: 10+/- acre parcel, taxes $2,703.13, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township. Parcel ID: 641628584329 001
The following three adjoining parcels are included in Lot 28:
•28. 1340 Constitution Drive, Allentown: 9+/- acre parcel, taxes $2,443.37, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township, Parcel ID: 641629920246 001
•28. 1330 Constitution Drive, Allentown: 5+/- acre parcel, taxes $702.18, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township, Parcel ID: 641629693336 001
•28. 1380 Constitution Drive, Allentown: 5+/- acre parcel, taxes $1,758.32, Lehigh County, Salisbury Township, Parcel ID: 641639178673 001
According to the website, the auction is: “Selling Absolute No Minimums or Reserves.”
The information will be promptly updated if any changes are necessary according to the website.
The website lists terms for bidders attending the live auction event:
Purchaser(s) will be required to pay at the time of auction a nonrefundable deposit (or deposits) in the amount of 10 percent of the purchase price(s) by personal check(s). All state and local realty transfer taxes will be paid by purchaser(s) at time of final settlement. No buyers fee.
Terms for online bidders are “coming soon,” according to the website.
At time of final settlement, the seller at seller’s expense agrees to make, execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed or deeds conveying a good and marketable title to the properties, free and clear of all liens, easements and encumbrances (except any existing easements and restrictions in the chain of title or appearing upon the ground) and such as will be insurable at regular rates and without exception by a reputable title insurance company authorized to conduct business in Pennsylvania.
The properties are being sold in their present “as is” condition. Possession will be given to the purchaser(s) at time of final settlement, according to the website.
For more information on the sale, call Tom Hall Auctions, Inc. at 610-799-0808 or visit https://tomhallauctions.com/auction/build-salis-atown/ or https://tomhallauctions.com/auction/lot-lots-atown-build/.