Happenings in Pittsburgh!! (Latrobe, Canonsburg, Carnegie: house, condos, rental)

[guylocke]

Hello friends. I visit several Pittsburgh related forums daily and some post some really great articles on a very consistent and daily basis about everything and anything Pittsburgh.

I opened this link because I will post the same links for you guys and often with a few quotes. Even if no one responds, they are just nice to read. Some are really great.

Hope you enjoy.

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Pop City - Downtown's Piatt Place reaches 35% sales mark, welcomes 10,000 sf Capital Grille

After being named anchor tenant last summer, The Capital Grille is set to open at Piatt Place on August 27th.

Located Downtown at 310 Fifth Ave., the 10,000 square-foot restaurant was designed by Peter Niemitz. With seating for 230, as well as three private dining rooms, the restaurant features mahogany-paneled interiors and portraits of prominent Pennsylvanians like Nellie Bly, Andrew Carnegie and August Wilson. Executive Chef is Donato Coluccio.

“To have the number one steakhouse and seafood place in the country in your building just a 15 second elevator ride away is great for the residents. That is huge when we’re trying to sell condos,” says Brian Walker with Canonsburg-based developer Millcraft Industries. “We're pushing thirty-five percent in residential sales. We’re seeing a mix of buyers—locals as well as folks moving to the region from out of state and the suburbs.”

Piatt Place will feature 65 condos, 60,000 square feet of retail space and 180,000 square feet of office space. “Leasing has been great. We have a tremendous amount of proposals under discussion,” says Walker. “We're as excited as can be to have Capital Grille in Pittsburgh. From a leasing perspective, it’s already attracted additional tenants. It’s great for the continued redevelopment of Downtown, another step in the right direction.”

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Pop City - $1.7M residential development planned for Strip District's historic Pink Building

A new residential development is underway at 3052 Smallman St. in the Strip District. The three-story “Pink Building,” which was built in 1871 and is listed on the national register of historic places, is being converted into 14 rental apartments.

One- and two-bedroom units will range in size from 850 to 1,700 square feet, and will feature refinished original floors, large windows and 14-foot ceilings. The market-rate units will rent for between $1,300 and $1,800. “We’re excited about adding more residential. We’re a nice option to the Cork Factory. We’re hoping that Children’s Hospital would be somebody that would be interested in our building,” says project developer Art McSorley, who purchased the property in 2000.

Architect Vince Finizio is designing the project; contractor is Bridges Construction. “We’re trying to be as green as possible. We're reusing and recycling as much as we can, which has made this work for us,” says McSorley. “We’re using very efficient lighting.”

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Pop City - Greening the Neighborhoods

This article is all about the "green urbanism" going on in Pittsburgh, including the AMAZING Riverparc plan.

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URA calling for proposals for hotel at Pittsburgh Technology Center

A hotel could be in the works as part of the latest phase of development at the Pittsburgh Technology Center in South Oakland.

The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority is seeking proposals from developers interested in building a hotel on a 1.6-acre parcel at Second Avenue and Bates Street, the main entrance to the technology center.

URA acting Executive Director Don Kortlandt said yesterday he is expecting some developers to bid on the project by the Aug. 30 deadline.

The hotel would be built fairly close to the Hot Metal Bridge, which takes traffic across the Monongahela River to the SouthSide Works complex, where two hotels -- a 115-room Marriott SpringHill Suites and another with 140 rooms and 23 condominiums -- are planned.

[SteelersFan09]

Thanks for posting these. as a new citizen of Pittsburgh,I'm always trying to find new things to do and learn more about and embrace my new community.

[guylocke]

Thanks for posting these. as a new citizen of Pittsburgh,I'm always trying to find new things to do and learn more about and embrace my new community.

You're quite welcome! Trust me, I will probably post at least several links a day, I hope it doesn't get annoying. :P

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Here is a link to a really nice vid about the future of Pittsburgh done by the health department of Pitt. It's trying to sell Pitt a little bit in the middle, but overall, really enjoyable.

A New Vision. A New Tomorrow

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$500K grant to explore Pittsburgh-Westmoreland commuter line - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Efforts to start commuter rail service from Westmoreland County into Pittsburgh keep chugging along as local transit officials this week received a $500,000 state grant to study whether the project is feasible.
Officials announced Thursday they likely will hire a consultant later this year to determine whether there are enough potential riders to justify rail service as well as peg cost estimates for the project.

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority is exploring a two-phase project that would offer commuter rail service between Latrobe and downtown Pittsburgh as well as from Arnold to the Strip District.

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Here is a really nice video promoting the rich history of Pittsburgh and its tradition in innovation. It mentions many of things Pittsburgh has contributed to the world and some are quite surprising.

Imagine Pittsburgh