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Lehigh Valley Business Journal | Heavy timber community center rising in Upper Macungie
MAY 29, 2025 | UPPER MACUNGIE TWP.,PA
Upper Macungie Township will soon be home to a188,000-square-foot Community Lifestyle Center at Grange Park, a state-of-the-art gathering space for residents that Alvin H. Butz Inc. Said will be a landmark of sustainability and innovation in the region. The facility will include an indoor turf field with a walking/jogging track, multi-purpose courts, a fitness center, locker rooms, classrooms, meeting spaces, and more. It will be available to host a variety of events, from community gatherings and sports tournaments to health screenings and educational programs.
Lehigh Valley News | Upper Macungie Township Community Center inches closer to completion
MAY 29, 2025 | UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. — The structure rises slowly yet magnificently on the horizon, signaling the dawn of a new day in a township nearing its bicentennial.
The debut of the $48.5 million Lifestyle Community Center at Grange Park took another step on Thursday afternoon at a walking news conference.
The introduction of the installation of the first of 18 heavy timber trusses, imported from Austria, served as an integral piece of the 188,000-square-foot, multi-functional indoor facility.
“This is gonna be a really magical place,” township supervisor Jeff Fleischaker said at the conclusion of the tour as workers continued assembling the center’s frame.
Morning Call | First look at the new Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center
MAY 29, 2025 | U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - Take a peek at how construction on the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center at Grange Park is coming along. The facility is being built using sustainable building methods, with a defining feature being heavy timber trusses.
The 188,000-square-foot building is being designed as a state-of-the-art gathering space. It is expected to be finished by the summer of 2026.
Valley Ledger | Lehigh Valley’s First Heavy Timber Building Underway in Upper Macungie Township
MAY 29, 2025 | Upper Macungie Township, PA – Upper Macungie Township is set to make history with the construction of its 188,000-square-foot Community Lifestyle Center at Grange Park.
Designed as a state-of-the-art gathering space, the center will enhance the quality of life for residents and become a landmark of sustainability and innovation in the region.
The facility will include an indoor turf field with a walking/jogging track, multi-purpose courts, a fitness center, locker rooms, classrooms, meeting spaces, and more.
WFMZ | New community center in Upper Macungie to include full-length soccer field, cafe
MAY 29, 2025 | U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - Construction is now underway on a brand-new $38.5 million community center in Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township, something that has been a long time in the making.
"The idea first came to be long before I was a member of the supervisors. It was decades in the making, this project," said Jeff Fleischaker, Chair of the Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors.
Fleischaker said the new center will include classrooms, basketball courts, a cafe, and even an indoor field.
Lehigh Valley News | $47 million community center will be jewel of Upper Macungie Township
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.
The site was barren, the reactions were not. They gathered at Grange Park on Thursday morning under a white tent and blue skies for ground-breaking ceremonies for the $47 million Lifestyle Community Center. Local, county and state officials and major donor company representatives joined township residents to celebrate the 188,000-square-foot, multi-functional indoor facility that will include a 130,000-square-foot, turf soccer field, a running track, volleyball and basketball courts, lounges, a workout area, a cafeteria and meeting rooms.
WFMZ | Officials break ground on Upper Macungie's upcoming community center
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.
Right now, the large space in Grange Park looks like a clump of dirt, rocks and construction vehicles.
But officials say in roughly just under two years, that part of land will become a massive community center serving residents in the Lehigh Valley.
"All right, let's dig some dirt."
Organizers say more than 100 residents, community partners and officials watched Thursday's groundbreaking ceremony for what will become Upper Macungie Township's Community Lifestyle Center. The shovels on Thursday only just scratched the surface of what's to come in the next roughly 22 months.
Morning Call | Upper Macungie Lifestyle Center Breaks Ground. What you should know.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.
The Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center began its journey with a sunny-weather groundbreaking Thursday, promising to bring various amenities and activities in the next couple of years. “Who is ready to move some dirt?” said Laura McHugh, vice chair of the fundraising nonprofit Upper Macungie Township Community Fund.
The 188,000-square-foot facility slated for Grange Park, will include an indoor soccer field and running path, indoor basketball and volleyball courts, lounges, a workout area, a cafeteria and classrooms.