UPMC to build 12 story facility on 5th (Pittsburgh, Oakland: university, car)

[pman]

UPMC plans 12-story facility on old Children's site

[LEFT]The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center wants to build a 12-story facility on the Fifth Avenue site where the former Children's Hospital was located in Oakland.
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Originally Posted by pman

UPMC plans 12-story facility on old Children's site

So this won't actually be effecting the office vacancy rates in the Oakland market then... interesting.

[ForYourLungsOnly]

That old children's is an eye sore. A new building is needed and would look much better. I do like how they made some green space where the old yellow brick portion of children's used to be.

[raubre]

Originally Posted by ForYourLungsOnly

That old children's is an eye sore. A new building is needed and would look much better. I do like how they made some green space where the old yellow brick portion of children's used to be.

I thought they tore the building down already and made it into a grassy area.

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Originally Posted by raubre

I thought they tore the building down already and made it into a grassy area.

Yeah, it's gone

[ForYourLungsOnly]

Originally Posted by raubre

I thought they tore the building down already and made it into a grassy area.

There were two distinct buildings. One was yellow brick and the one that still stands is grey and blue 80s style material (I don't exactly know what). They tore down the yellow brick half and thankfully replaced it with grass/trees. The other part still remains.

[kjtocool]

Originally Posted by ForYourLungsOnly

There were two distinct buildings. One was yellow brick and the one that still stands is grey and blue 80s style material (I don't exactly know what). They tore down the yellow brick half and thankfully replaced it with grass/trees. The other part still remains.

That's not Childrens, that's Presby.

[trotter_rej]

Originally Posted by kjtocool

That's not Childrens, that's Presby.

No, that building was part of Children's, though it may be being used by Presby right now.


In the image above, looking up Atwood from Forbes, the building being demolished is the older, brick part of Children's. The blue and white building to the left in the picture was also part of Children's and is still standing.

Edit: Luckily Google street view is behind the times and shows an even better picture of the two buildings. http://g.co/maps/d3p4e The brick building on the right with the blue panels under the windows is the old building that was torn down. The newer building that the blue car is heading towards still stands and was the main entrance to Children's in recent years.

[wpipkins]

Originally Posted by kjtocool

That's not Childrens, that's Presby.

No, the blue and gray building was childrens annex connceted to presby. This was the emergency room entrance prior to the move.

[Blackbeauty212]

I knew that Green Space wasn't going to stand for long.....The Oakland office market is way too tight