Info About The Waterfront in Homestead and The Cork Factory In The Strip (Washington: neighborhood, to live)

[fleetiebelle]

Have you looked at the Pennsylvanian at all? The Pennsylvanian
They have corporate apartments, but I don't know if it's as upscale as you want it to be. The building is beautiful, though.

I can't help but feeling that if you're used to Paris and Ibiza that living in Pittsburgh will be quaint, at best. I love da 'Burgh, but it's not a luxurious town.

[Chichappens]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

Have you looked at the Pennsylvanian at all? The Pennsylvanian
They have corporate apartments, but I don't know if it's as upscale as you want it to be. The building is beautiful, though.

I can't help but feeling that if you're used to Paris and Ibiza that living in Pittsburgh will be quaint, at best. I love da 'Burgh, but it's not a luxurious town.

I tried it already...BEAUTIFUL....down side no pool balcony.........which is why i stay in the Autumn

My philosophy is that you can take a tiny town and create the atmosphere you will want to enjoy. No this is not London or nyc but it has a charm of it's own with loads of culture it is not tacky like Vegas and Beverly hills. It has a foundation of real roots and people who are as I said before genuine and not wanna bees. My findings in some American cities like NYC, San Fran, Chicago, people pretend and when you get to know them longer they have no idea who they are.

PS. I hope my English makes sense....I am still taking classes

[Kate88]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

My philosophy is that you can take a tiny town and create the atmosphere you will want to enjoy. No this is not London or nyc but it has a charm of it's own with loads of culture it is not tacky like Vegas and Beverly hills. It has a foundation of real roots and people who are as I said before genuine and not wanna bees. My findings in some American cities like NYC, San Fran, Chicago, people pretend and when you get to know them longer they have no idea who they are.

PS. I hope my English makes sense....I am still taking classes

It makes perfect sense! I've kind of thought that about Pittsburgh for a while, and you put it brilliantly.

[khyron]

I suspect from what your boyfriend said about wholesale that he doesn't cook for himself a lot, or enjoy grocery shopping. That's completely incorrect. The Strip is actually the "market district" for the entire city of Pittsburgh, and nowhere will you find more retail food markets with a greater variety of ethnic stuff anywhere in this part of the state. It's amazing, I love going there, shopping there, and eating in any of the several great restaurants. Also every Saturday morning the whole area is packed with folks and extra street vendors come out. It's a wonderful area.

The Waterfront is just a mall. It has chain stores, you know, like any American suburb. There's nothing unique or interesting there and it's not walkable except for a small part around Macy's.

I can't imagine someone from Paris liking the Waterfront, but the Strip is definitely someplace I would think a european would enjoy living.

[Chichappens]

I think I am going to go with the Strip.

these two areas I never visited in the day maybe I ve been to a restaurant in the strip at night but never the Homestead. If I go to a mall which i dread i would go to Mall of America and take a few thousand dollars and go crazy.

i like the sound of the strip with all the vendors and uniqueness. Where i am from we have loads of flea markets and food markets are a party of our lifestyle. I like the farmers markets in the USA because i feel it is good for you to buy and support locale and to eat food from the soil area you live in is much healthier then buying foods from other regions. better to buy a melon grown in PA then to buy one that was shipped from lets say Honduras.

[levirm]

Cork Factory, hands down. The Waterfront just has every chain store and looks like anywhere else in the country, boring and generic. The Strip is authentic and unique and much more "Pittsburgh". Plus, the cork factory apartments are beautiful, and lots of young people live there.

[onwardandupward]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

My philosophy is that you can take a tiny town and create the atmosphere you will want to enjoy. No this is not London or nyc but it has a charm of it's own with loads of culture it is not tacky like Vegas and Beverly hills. It has a foundation of real roots and people who are as I said before genuine and not wanna bees. My findings in some American cities like NYC, San Fran, Chicago, people pretend and when you get to know them longer they have no idea who they are.

PS. I hope my English makes sense....I am still taking classes

This is such a nice thing to say, and has so much truth in it. I wish everyone could see what you see.

[Kate88]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

I think I am going to go with the Strip.

I think you'll really like it!

here are some neighborhood links for you to explore:
Neighbors in the Strip
Welcome to the 16:62 Design Zone, Pittsburgh’s interior design and decorating district
Pop City - Strip District

Also, you can go to http://maps.google.com and type in the address of wherever you will be living, and use the street view feature to "look around". Just drag the little orange figure from the upper left corner onto a blue highlighted street on the map to see it from street level.

[scottrpriester]

Originally Posted by Drover

And then two more, half a block away. And this isn't the first time this has happened either. Maybe this kind of thing is normal at the shopping centers you hang around at but most others consider this highly unusual.

What do you consider "half a block away" in an expansive area such as the Waterfront.

[Gimbler]

Oh good - I see that you've already decided on the Strip district. I work at the Waterfront and I do think it's safe enough and offers a lot of amenities but it really is a giant contrived mall that's not walkable. The Strip is more visually stimulating and authentic.

And to think I just advised someone not to make a decision on where to live based on advice from this forum! LOL Oh, well - it's only for the summer and you already had your choices narrowed down to two locations.

If you do visit the Waterfront while you're here be sure to visit Nancy B's cookies on 7th avenue in West Homestead. I drove past her dinky little "World Renowned Chocolate Chip Cookie" sign for months thinking "yeah... right..." Then I finally had one. OMG - if you're a chocolate chip cookie fan they really are that good and worth the trip!