A former factory in Palmerton has been remodeled into an apartment complex.

To celebrate the occasion, an open house was held recently at the 477 Apartments, at 477 Lehigh Ave.The site of the former Scotty's Fashions, the facility consists of 19 apartments. The complex is owned by Sal Checho.Bonnie Paules, office manager, 3 Twins Realty Partners, Bangor, noted that much interest was expressed in the apartments."Everybody comes here with a different story of working at Scotty's," Paules said."The units were completed, and we held this so everyone could see them."Angel Frable, who had been an employee of Scotty's for 21 years, was among those to take a tour of the apartments.So, too, did Kaitlyn Spitzer and Travis Jones, of Palmerton.The young couple said they were impressed with what they saw."We wanted to see the apartments they have available in this area," Spitzer said. "Everything looks very nice here."Each of the units comes with one bedroom and 1 1/2 baths, appliances and washer/dryer included; electric heat/central air conditioning; smoke detectors/sprinkler system; and storage space available upon request.There is off street parking, one space per unit; on street parking, no smoking or pets; and tenants are responsible for all utilities.A second open house will be held at the facility from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and tomorrow, Paules said.Prior to its conversion, the former factory had been vacant since 2002, when Scotty's Fashions of Pen Argyl closed.The factory previously manufactured clothing.