NY Firm buys Oakland Property from Cleveland firm (Pittsburgh, York: real estate, 2014)

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new development team is working to take over a site in in the Bellefield area of Oakland at the corner of Centre Avenue and North Craig Street.
So far, New York-based Park7 Group is declining to offer much detail on any plans.
But a representative of the firm acknowledged it is in “the preliminary stages” of pursuing a development at the location while declining to comment further.
The site, which includes a 26-space Pittsburgh Parking Authority surface lot as well as some neighboring properties, was at one time slated for a 17-story, mixed-use development by Polaris Real Estate Equities, a suburban Cleveland firm lead by Pittsburgh native Guy Totino.

Developer considering Oakland site - Pittsburgh Business Times

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I mentioned this on the "Why did the "great build out" of North Oakland stop? (Pittsburgh: real estate, apartment complexes)" thread a couple of weeks ago.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/33681520-post9.html

They paid a pretty penny for those parcels.

Found some articles about their developments in other states:
N.Y. group considers 24-story high-rise for Bengals property - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Local News

Proposals for more student housing raise concerns

https://bangordailynews.com/2014/03/...plex-in-orono/

and about their CEO:
IRES Newsletter


Hmm.

[SolitaryThrush]

Good, hope something comes of it. It's too good a spot to be wasted on a surface parking lot. The area needs density and apartments, so I hope the large apartment complex comes to fruition.

[szug-bot]

this is across from the new CVS, correct?

that area can use some critical mass - there is a run down but cool assortment of greek, middle eastern, and standard restaurants/businesses nearby. maybe with more foot traffic, they will get around to sprucing up their storefronts (they are dirty, old, tattered). but its an interesting mix of greek/middle eastern type food.

and hopefully the old, empty box structure at centre/enfield can be put back into use. wait -wasnt that a CVS as well, come to think of it????

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Originally Posted by szug-bot

this is across from the new CVS, correct?

that area can use some critical mass - there is a run down but cool assortment of greek, middle eastern, and standard restaurants/businesses nearby. maybe with more foot traffic, they will get around to sprucing up their storefronts (they are dirty, old, tattered). but its an interesting mix of greek/middle eastern type food.

and hopefully the old, empty box structure at centre/enfield can be put back into use. wait -wasnt that a CVS as well, come to think of it????

Yes, that was the old CVS - they moved to the new building at Centre-Craig and are 24 hours now. Don't know what could go into that space. Haven't heard any rumors. I hate seeing that parking lot in front of the building.

I don't want Centre-Craig to be a bunch of chains, bleurgh.

Something has been going on in the old Melwood Pharmacy, at Centre & Melwood. The drycleaners next to the gas station closed at the beginning of the month (just when I needed them!). And AVA Lounge/?Quiet Storm? has opened where the Luna Grill was on Centre, though they have limited hours for the restaurant part. At least we will have some sort of coffee place FINALLY.

[Geeo]

I thought I saw somewhere that the old CVS on Centre was to become a dollar store of some type. It will probably do well in that area and fill some neighborhood needs. Would be great to see something taller going in the parking lot at centre and Craig. That's a pretty key intersection. Now if only Craig Street Beer Distributing trucks would quit hogging an entire lane in front of their business!!

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Originally Posted by Geeo

I thought I saw somewhere that the old CVS on Centre was to become a dollar store of some type. It will probably do well in that area and fill some neighborhood needs. Would be great to see something taller going in the parking lot at centre and Craig. That's a pretty key intersection. Now if only Craig Street Beer Distributing trucks would quit hogging an entire lane in front of their business!!

If Park7 is going to be putting in "luxury student housing" at Centre-Craig, I hope a dollar store won't be going in the old CVS!

I expect the building will be torn down and we will have something like at the corner of Centre & S. Millvale, AKA urban strip mall.

[Geeo]

Would be nice for something new to be built up to the street at the old CVS site. You don't even know there's a building back there because of that parking lot that fronts Centre.

[szug-bot]

i wouldnt mind a Dollar Tree. i used to go to the one at Crafton - Ingram Shopping center. they have quality stuff, for $1, of course. body wash, shampoo, etc., just as good as name brands (not all Dollar Trees carry the exact same items, though).

or - better yet, a small mall of 2 or 3 businesses.

or - best yet, in a fantasy world....Kohl's or any decent men's clothing store!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by szug-bot

i wouldnt mind a Dollar Tree. i used to go to the one at Crafton - Ingram Shopping center. they have quality stuff, for $1, of course. body wash, shampoo, etc., just as good as name brands (not all Dollar Trees carry the exact same items, though).

or - better yet, a small mall of 2 or 3 businesses.

or - best yet, in a fantasy world....Kohl's or any decent men's clothing store!!!!!!!!!

Well, a men's clothing store wouldn't do me any good

I'll go in a different direction and say my fantasy would be a McGinnis Sisters grocery!