Lehigh University Becomes Largest Landowner in Upper Saucon

A land transfer deal brokered last week will make Lehigh University the largest landholder in Upper Saucon Township. 

The 755-acre piece of land, east and south of the , stretches roughly from Routes 378 to 309. Lehigh is acquiring the multimillion-dollar tract  from the Donald B. and Dorothy Stabler Foundation.

Donald Stabler, a Lehigh alumnus, has a history of large donations to the university, which named its arena and observatory platform after him.

According to recent reports , Lehigh and the Stabler Management Co. aren't commenting on whether the land was purchased or donated until the deal closes later this month.

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The land doesn't include what was the .  in March 2012. Several rumors, including , turned out to be false. The golf club's vestiges , and Upper Saucon Township started weighing legal options against the club's former management company, Sierra Management in Doylestown, for 

This will be the fourth higher education institution in Center Valley, including , , and .