The Lehigh Valley consists of the Northampton and Lehigh Counties of Pennsylvania, which includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton.  It is bounded on the north by the Blue Mountain Range, to the east by the Delaware River and on the south by the Lehigh Mountain Range.  The western edge of the Lehigh Valley is generally considered to be Weisenberg Township.  The Lehigh Valley offers convenient access to all major east coast markets.

As of 2000, the population for the Lehigh Valley was 579,000 and is expected to increase 7% by 2010 and 18% by the year 2020. 

As of year end 2004, the Lehigh Valley Industrial Market totaled approximately 42 million square feet of inventory.  Historically, the core of the Lehigh Valley Industrial Market has been a manufacturing based economy.  This trend is changing.  With more and more highways dissecting the Valley and providing better access to regional locations, the Lehigh Valley Industrial Market sees significant growth from the manufacturing as well as distribution and life science industries.

The Lehigh Valley continues to see new transactions in the build to suit and existing building markets.  Speculative construction consists of approximately 900,000 square feet under construction and an additional 900,000 square feet planned to break ground before year end 2005.

The Lehigh Valley will continue to see competitive activity from the surrounding Pennsylvania and Central New Jersey markets, however as these surrounding markets are maturing, they are usually considered a secondary option to the Lehigh Valley.