Synopsis:

The old Synthetic Thread factory in west Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will soon find a new use thanks to developer Abraham Atiyeh. The three-story structure will go through a $3 million dollar conversion that Atiyeh plans to have completed by the end of the year. Once finished, it will include 67 studio apartments to cater to the local graduate student population. The project will retain two of the three buildings on the site but will remove the garage. While the area is not residential, it is undergoing redevelopment with another apartment development recently completed nearby. Synthetic had been in the building since 1952 but vacated after a merger in 2004.