WSJ Talking the Burgh Again! (Pittsburgh, Washington: condo, homes, neighborhood)

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Gold Rush in the Steel City

Living in a neighborhood called Mount Washington, Albert Elovitz, a 71-year-old retail entrepreneur, had stunning views of the Pittsburgh skyline. In time, however, Mr. Elovitz realized that he wanted to be a part of the revitalized downtown—not watching it from afar.

Retail owner Albert Elovitz traded his home in Mount Washington in the city's southern area for a 1,750-square-foot, roughly $1 million condo at the Residences. Billy Delfs for The Wall Street Journal
So in 2011, he spent about $1 million on a 1,750-square-foot condo in the Residences at Three PNC Plaza, where he has floor-to-ceiling windows that look out on high-rises around him. Now he walks to work. "If you're up high enough, the view is unforgettable," says Mr. Elovitz, the founder of local retailer Albert's Gifts.
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Gold Rush in the Steel City - WSJ

[FreightTrainRunning]

How terrible to be having trouble paying too much for a house.

[doo dah]

Oh hey, maybe the Pens could put up a couple of multi-million McMansions on the old Civic Arena site.
Gated, of course.

[Goinback2011]

Those poor deprived one-percenters can't find expensive homes in Pittsburgh.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

After reading that article a part of me wishes that 2005's Land of the Dead would be a documentary.

[Goodjules]

It's another sign that Pittsburgh has recovered economically.

[gmagoo]

Originally Posted by Goodjules

It's another sign that Pittsburgh has recovered economically.

Yes it is but where this "burgh" place is I have no idea.