Pallet racking in Hellertown, PA.

Borough stock at 18-to-26-foot clear works best with standard selective at 16-to-22-foot, often with carton-flow pick faces and cantilever where trade supply and long goods are involved. Newer Lower Saucon flex and distribution buildings at 24-to-32-foot support taller selective with push-back or pallet-flow lanes where velocity justifies the density. We measure each building rather than assuming the corridor average, because the range here is wide.

Hellertown Borough administers the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code for borough addresses, and Lower Saucon Township handles the surrounding industrial and flex development. Both require a building permit for rack systems with stamped engineering drawings above threshold height and load, and both apply the IFC Chapter 32 high-piled combustible storage review when commodity is stored above 12 feet.

For the right operation, yes. I-78 Exit 67 puts you directly on the corridor to the New York metro east and Harrisburg west, and Route 412 connects north to Bethlehem Commerce Center and Route 22. Buildings here are generally smaller and older than the Upper Macungie big-box stock, which suits mid-size regional distribution, supplier operations, and trade supply better than national fulfillment. The tradeoff is height — you will be designing around 18-to-32-foot clear rather than 40.