249 Allen Street is a brick and cinder block building located in the Allentown Historic Preservation District. the facade is 31 feet wide, and the building runs 96 feet deep, making it approximately 3,000 square feet. The building is currently a shell with high ceilings especially in the rear portion of the building. There is a cinder block wall dividing the first half of the building in half, giving it potential to be subdivided.