State of Downtown Pittsburgh 2012 (2013, apartments, condos)

[nuwaver88]

Here is a recent study from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. The study claims that the area in and around the Golden Triangle is in the midst of a "boom" with over 4 billion in recent, current, and planned construction. This study is in PDF form.

http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/_f...rt_low_res.pdf

[SteelCityRising]

Thank you for posting this. I've already shared this via my Facebook profile to encourage more of my friends to experience all that Downtown Pittsburgh has to offer. I live within walking distance of the Golden Triangle (just outside of the "Near Strip"), and I truly do feel as our urban core is rapidly improving. Market Square especially is a spot I love to frequent. I hope the proliferation of apartments and condos Downtown continues to accelerate to meet the growing demand for housing here.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

Thank you for posting this. I've already shared this via my Facebook profile to encourage more of my friends to experience all that Downtown Pittsburgh has to offer. I live within walking distance of the Golden Triangle (just outside of the "Near Strip"), and I truly do feel as our urban core is rapidly improving. Market Square especially is a spot I love to frequent. I hope the proliferation of apartments and condos Downtown continues to accelerate to meet the growing demand for housing here.

I haven't been in Market Square too many times during the day since they renovated it in 2010 and I was amazed at how much more bustling it was down there compared to the pre renovation Market Square.

[BrianTH]

Yeah, the Market Square renovations have been a HUGE success. Good timing, I suppose, but also a smart design.

[Evergrey]

There's an article today behind the Pittsburgh Business Times paywall about efforts to expand Downtown to adjacent areas. As our Downtown is a mere 0.68 miles and almost entirely built-out, I fully support this vision.

Pittsburgh's Downtown taking new shape - Pittsburgh Business Times

Pittsburgh's Downtown taking new shape

Pittsburgh Business Times by Tim Schooley, Reporter
Date: Friday, April 27, 2012, 6:00am EDT

The push is on to expand downtown Pittsburgh.

An initiative put forth by the city and a host of development companies to develop three major parcels on the edges of what’s known as the Golden Triangle could enlarge the area by as much as a third in coming years.

“This is really an opportunity to expand the Golden Triangle in a significant way,” Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said. “When people think of downtown now, they often think of a place that’s kind of built out. But we want to change that.”

Those three sites are:

• Fifty-seven acres of land along ...

[gg]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Yeah, the Market Square renovations have been a HUGE success. Good timing, I suppose, but also a smart design.

I wish it was closed to car traffic. It is a very nice place though and I really enjoy being there. I can't wait for Point Park to be finished.

[BrianTH]

There are still a few prominent development sites available in the Golden Triangle, but I agree it makes ample sense to try to expand the Downtown CBD more explicitly into bordering areas.

And although I have frequently criticized the routing of the NSC, one thing it should be good for is helping to integrate the available North Shore development areas into this Greater Downtown concept. Unfortunately, the Steelers would seem to prefer a Greater Heinz Field to a Greater Downtown.

[cheezit34141988]

This is a really cool read.

[Blackbeauty212]

I want to hear about Downtown Pittsburgh 2013 when there's no Transit. Suddenly a once Hot up&coming market starts to Cool very rapidly.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

I actually threw around the idea of moving downtown. I'm typing this from downtown right now. I want to like downtown, but I'm just not finding anything that's personally appealing to me. I mean, on the food side there's crappy chains and overpriced restaurants with mediocre food. Retail is also the same ol' chains you can find in the burbs. Lack of a grocery store is obviously a problem, and the lack of hours for businesses down here has been an issue for years. Also, the old stereotype of downtown being virtually empty after work hours is still true.

My fiance and I work down town so living down here would be perfect for us. But with all the chains and other staleness it would have the same appeal to us as Cranberry.