Post-Gazette Building to be sold, what do you hope for on that spot?

[guy2073]

Originally Posted by WhoIsStanwix?

Are there height restrictions, though? I thought I heard something at one point that in terms of height, city planners require that buildings gradually slope down as they get closer to the point, with the taller buildings being near the bluff. Of course, even 10 stories would be better than what there is now, but, if the height restriction thing is true, I don't think they could even go beyond 15-20 if they wanted to.

You are correct, there is a height restriction in place.

[xdv8]

The building is zoned Golden Triangle D:

Height
The following maximum height standards shall apply in the GT-D Subdistrict.

(I) Monongahela River Side
Structures or portions of smictures shall not penetrate an inclined plan determined by straight lines connecting points 180 feet above established street grade on Fort Pitt Boulevard and 385 feet above street grade on Third Avenue calculated at the property lines.

(2) Allegheny River Side
Structures or portions of structures, other than those containing residential uses, shall not penetrate an inclined plane determined by straight lines connecting points 180 feet above established street grade on Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 450 feet above street grade on Liberty Avenue,calculated at the property lines. Those portions of shuctures containing residential uses only may penetrate this inclined plane providing that any portion o:f the new structure above the inclined plane achieve a minimum setback of 20 feet from propew lines along Fort Duquesne Boulevard but shall not penetrate a second inclined plane determined by straight lines connecting points 250 feet above established street grade on Fort Duquesne Boulevard and 450 feet above street grade on Liberty Avenue, calculated at the property lines.

[Herodotus]

Originally Posted by xdv8

The building is zoned Golden Triangle D:

That's going to restrict the height to around 230 feet, based on fronting on First Avenue. That's somewhere around 20 stories.

[Copanut]

Might have been a good building for Amazon.

[krogerDisco]

Where's the Post-Gazette now? Is this part of the downsizing of America's newspapers? Is the P-G going strictly online?

[wpipkins2]

The PG is located on the Northside between PNC Park and Heinz Field.

[Geeo]

The P-G has been on the North Shore for several years. A lot of cities no longer print the newspaper every day. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer does not do a print edition at all anymore and is totally online.