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Old 05-24-2011, 06:07 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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I'm with you Curtis. I like to drink beer and play the jukebox. I have been told that I could not play the jukebox at various bars during American Idol, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Dancing with the Stars, Penguin games and so on. It is usually the bartender and his/her clique of regulars/friends who set this precedent. I wonder if the owner would feel differently about losing jukebox and specialty beer revenue, or is it more important to appease the American Idol watchers that drink Coors Light?
My favorite bars don't even have TV's. North Country in Slippery Rock has no TV's on the first floor and it is great. They are hard to come by though.
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Old 05-24-2011, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Philly
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bring back the garden apartment project
Young adults boost demand for apartments in, around Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:38 AM
 
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Not to beat a dead horse, but those numbers, waiting lists, and such are why I am willing to bet that a nice project in Uptown like the Fifth Avenue School will find a market.
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:58 AM
 
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My favorite bars don't even have TV's. North Country in Slippery Rock has no TV's on the first floor and it is great. They are hard to come by though.
North Country. Best bar in western pa. bar none. (pun intended)
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Old 05-24-2011, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Demand for rentals in or near Downtown is INSANE right now. My partner and I are hoping to move Downtown next summer. I just posted an ad on CraigsList a couple of hours ago on behalf of my landlady for a home she is looking to rent out in Polish Hill for $1,100/month. I've already had two responses. Why banks aren't loosening their pursestrings to developers who can obviously PROVE they will be able to fill units is beyond my realm of comprehension.
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Old 05-25-2011, 06:04 AM
 
Location: Philly
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he developer plans to gut the inside of the 16-story building...Millcraft will offer studios and 1- to 3-bedroom apartments for rent. There will also be two-story townhouses built on the top floors.

Rents will range from $900 a month to as much as $5,000 for a 3-bedroom townhouse with 21/2 baths and 2,800 square feet of space. The average rent will be about $1,500, Mr. Piatt said.

Millcraft hopes to have the first units available in eight to 10 months, although it expects to take 16 months to complete the project...The first floor of the building will be devoted to retail, most likely a deli or sandwich shop, a coffeehouse and perhaps some type of service-oriented business.
Read more: Work set on State Office Building

you'd think more people would be converting the smaller buildings which are easier to get loans to convert
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Old 05-25-2011, 06:34 AM
 
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Why banks aren't loosening their pursestrings to developers who can obviously PROVE they will be able to fill units is beyond my realm of comprehension.
I agree when it comes to Pittsburgh, but you have to understand that real estate killed a bunch of big banks--and by killed, I mean they no longer exist--and it is still killing a bunch of smaller banks. And in many markets, prices are still going down. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is a relative newcomer to the list of "hot" real estate markets.

So it is slow. Slower than it should be, I agree, but that is the explanation.
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Old 05-25-2011, 06:37 AM
 
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That is great news about the River Vue (aka State Office building) project moving forward. And every time a project like this succeeds, it seems to create two more.
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Old 05-31-2011, 10:43 AM
 
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Market Square regains its historic luster - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Old 06-01-2011, 08:17 AM
 
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A New York developer won approval from the city planning commission Tuesday to convert two Penn Avenue buildings into a 29-unit apartment complex...
Foris Property Group plans to start work in August transforming 10-story and eight-story buildings at 711 and 713 Penn, near the Benedum Center, into a single complex.
The renovated building will house 29 apartments, including four top-floor penthouses. The units will range in size from 700 to 1,500 square feet. The penthouses will be as large as 2,400 square feet.
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The commission also endorsed a plan to build three townhouses on Market Street near the former Froggy's restaurant and nightclub. The units will each be 3,500 square feet and include garages. They involve renovations to an existing three-story building at Market and First Avenue, where work already has started, and a one-story addition.
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Read more: Loft apartments set for Penn Ave.
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