East Liberty becoming a mixed-income success story (McDonald, Penn: live in, restaurants)

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by onwardandupward

Not to split hairs, but Reizenstein/Obama is actually in Shadyside, as is the Shakespeare Giant Eagle. Bakery Square is in Larimer, and the Village of East Side (Trader Joe's, etc.) and Target are both in East Liberty. This may explain in part the search for a single geographical description of these areas.

Technically speaking, the Waterworks and St. Margarets are in Lincoln Lemington.

Technically speaking, the Red White and Blue store on 51 opposite Bausman is in Bon Air.

Technically speaking, the intersection of Butler Street and the 62nd St. Bridge is in Stanton Heights.

Technically speaking, River Ave. on the North Side banks of the Allegheny is on Troy Hill.

The official city neighborhood designations have a lot of problems.

[gg]

Originally Posted by I_Like_Spam

Technically speaking, the Waterworks is in Lincoln Lemington.

This is evident by the clientele. The use of "Fox Chapel" shouldn't be allowed. Wonder if there is a way of forcing them to change the name? Might be worth a look.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

This is evident by the clientele. The use of "Fox Chapel" shouldn't be allowed. Wonder if there is a way of forcing them to change the name? Might be worth a look.

[ferraris]

The Waterworks and St. Margaret are officially in city limits? I thought they were both in Aspinwall.

[Blackbeauty212]

Originally Posted by ferrarisnowday

The Waterworks and St. Margaret are officially in city limits? I thought they were both in Aspinwall.

Nope they're the city....When over there you'll notice City police riding around the properties...From Delafield Road to Fox Chapel Road is the City.

[Blackbeauty212]

Pittsburgh’s Broad Street district in East Liberty moves closer to a rebirth

Sousa said he doesn’t consider the location as a risk and is eager to see others follow him onto a street with multiple storefronts available at once.
“It’s wide open,” he said.

Lesoon, his son, Edward III, and A.J. Pantoni, a commercial real estate broker for Colliers International who took on the assignment of marketing Broad Street this past summer, expect Sousa’s place to help draw others, both to the five empty retail spaces that have been thoroughly renovated and to the 65,000 square feet of office space that’s also available.

“Since Kevin committed, there have been a number of restaurants that are seeking us out,” Pantoni said.

At the same time, he said the office space is beginning to see interest from the Pittsburgh Technology Council and its member firms. The property is part of the East End office market, where Oakland space is scarce and Google ’s new office at nearby Bakery Square has helped to spur interest in the surrounding area.

It’s been a long slog for the Lesoons’ ambitions for Broad Street.

Wedgwood’s efforts have come in tandem with another developer taking on other neighboring property on Broad Street. Washington, D.C.-based entrepreneur Nigel Parkinson, said he continues to work to bring a boutique hotel along with other nightlife and dining options to the district. Parkinson, who has struggled to get financing for the hotel project, is shooting to open a hotel on Broad Street by spring 2013.

Pittsburgh?s Broad Street district in East Liberty moves closer to a rebirth - Pittsburgh Business Times

[BrianTH]

The Penn Avenue district is being taken by a pincer action!

I hadn't realized until recently how much had already been done along Broad Street. I was also intrigued to see the bit about the PTC--the Greater East Busway Tech Corridor I have been imagining (taking overflow from zero-vacancy Oakland) seems to be moving along.

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

The Penn Avenue district is being taken by a pincer action!

I hadn't realized until recently how much had already been done along Broad Street. I was also intrigued to see the bit about the PTC--the Greater East Busway Tech Corridor I have been imagining (taking overflow from zero-vacancy Oakland) seems to be moving along.

East Liberty has a real problem with parking over there.

Until they address the problem, growth in that corrider is going to be limited. You can't pack 10 lbs of sugar into a 5 lb bag.

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by I_Like_Spam

East Liberty has a real problem with parking over there. Until they address the problem, growth in that corrider is going to be limited. You can't pack 10 lbs of sugar into a 5 lb bag.

I tend to think parking is less necessary than many people assume, and I think that will be particularly true in this area as it adds more residential units within walking distance.

But in any event, there is a new multi-level garage going in between the Highland and Wallace buildings, and there is ample underutilized land available for more garages if demand warrants it.

[fleetiebelle]

I tend to think parking is less necessary than many people assume

It's still an issue, though. There have been several times when places like BRGR or Kelly's have been ruled out as options by my group of friends, because "where do we park?" Street parking doesn't seem as ample as in the South Side or Squirrel Hill.