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I'm not sure if they ever secured the arrangement with the URA they needed to move the project forward. There has been no news at all about it this year. |
Pittsburgh should have a signature Ferris Wheel, if only for historical purposes.
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The city has posted two more zoning board hearings schedules - the last two for the year - one for 11/30, and one for 12/14. As is usually the case, these are mostly small projects. Some of interest - all from the 11/30 agenda - the 12/14 has nothing of note.
1. The Matthews International building reskin (which went before the Planning Commission earlier in the year) is now going before the zoning board. 2. A new three-story community home on Grove Street in the Middle Hill. It's a nice location, pretty close to existing amenities on Centre Avenue like the YMCA, Carnegie Library, and Zone 2 police station. 3. Two infill townhouses on Hatfield Street in Central Lawrenceville. I used to about a five minute walk from this location - it's shocking how rapidly every vacant lot is now being filled in. 4. A new seven-story mixed-use building with attached parking in the Strip District. It will be constructed here, at the corner of Smallman and 21st, immediately adjacent to St. Stanislaus Church. It's a Desmone project, so I'm pessimistic about how the design will turn out. No information about unit count, but IIRC there were no residential plans for this site - just ground-floor retail and office space above, so that would make sense. The final planning commission presentation of the year should go up this Friday (or maybe late Thursday). We're done with HRC presentations until February, so we'll be entering the slow season when it comes to official reports. |
So. Much. Scrolling. Looking good, thanks Austin! :cheers:
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We've talked about possible locations before. I like the idea of it being next to the Fort Pitt tunnel/bridge, but Chateau has some appeal as well, mainly because that is such a nice angle, but also because it does sort of fit in with the entertainment complex vibe we are developing along that stretch. |
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http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=19921 A 7-story, 104 ft tall building there sounds good to me. Wanting it to be 550 ft long implies they want to fill the whole parcel between 21st and 23rd. |
It's about time Chateau begins to realize its potential!
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For the second time this month, another airline has announced a new non stop destination from PIT. This time, it's Air Canada and non stop service to Montreal. Service begins in May, will be daily, and will only take about an hour and a half to get to both cities. I am a little impressed PIT was able to snag this, didn't think this area would have enough demand for service to the city, but PIT is paying out much less involved with this flight compared to the Seattle and European ones recently announced so the airline must feel this will do well without much marketing. I am excited though as Montreal is one of my favorite places to visit and this will make it much easier to get there.
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Eighth & Penn
I noticed this morning on my way out of downtown that the first story of steel has gone up this week at the 8th & Penn site. I didn't have a chance to grab a picture, but it'll be fun to see the above-grade work pick up at this development.
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I walk down Penn Avenue quite often and should be able to share some photos of the 8th and Penn construction soon.
Speaking of steel going up, Riverlife has shared these photos from yesterday of the Mon Wharf Switchback project. http://i66.tinypic.com/2e64os5.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/m3on7.jpg |
I was wrong in what I posted the other day - there is a December HRC presentation, which is now online. I swear I didn't even see a row for it the other day when I checked. Nine items on the agenda, as usual, most are small residential projects on the North Side. New items of interest:
1. Rehab of 926 Western Avenue. I'm mostly noting this because it's also clear Allegheny West is going to get a coffeeshop (a second location of the Shadyside Adda Coffee & Tea House). The building is already in semi-decent shape, and the changes are not dramatic. There will be a rear deck with some seating, which will be nice in summer months however. 2. More details involving the 606 Cedar Avenue rehab, which has been already before the zoning board. This project involves restoring an eight-unit apartment building, adding an elevator, changing the front entrance to be at grade, repair/replacement of front balconies, new rear windows, and improvements to a rear courtyard. It's a small project, but will be a nice improvement to the area. |
And, as soon as I posted the HRC update, the last planning commission presentation of the year also went live. Four new items on the angenda for next week:
1. Historic nomination for Roslyn Place - that wooden street in Shadyside. I was a bit confused, because the street was up for nomination earlier in the year, but it appears the property owners are now moving to have the homes themselves protected. I can see why the owners are doing this - it's one of the few streets in Shadyside where all the homes were built around the same time period/to the same scale, and every home has escaped remuddling. Compared to the average historic nomination, the documentation is a bit skimpy however. 2. 604 Liberty Avenue is getting a renovation. As a bit of backstory, PNC originally intended to demolish this building, along with the two to its right, for better access into the loading dock of their tower which now includes the Fairmont. However, the guy who owned the convenience store building refused to sell at any price, which left them with two buildings they didn't need. 604 Liberty has been vacant for 15+ years. Currently it is only zoned for ground-floor retail, with the upper stories as storage, but the plan is to have all three stories as retail - a likely necessity considering the very small floor plates. A total reskin of the facade to a light-colored tile with large windows is also planned, which in no way resembles the facade prior to remuddling, but will be a step up. 3. The first concrete plans for the I-579 cap have been unveiled. The project's total cost is estimated at $26.4 million, and will establish new public green space between Bigelow Boulevard, Centre Avenue, Washington place, and Chatham Street. In addition, a crescent of current open space to the north just across Bigelow Boulevard will be improved. IMHO the design is a bit too hardscaped, with too many pavers and not enough trees, but I am guessing there is a limitation to how much planting can take place on a highway cap. 4. Buncher is formally proposing the planned Waterfront Place Townhomes - 46 units of attached housing to be placed on a thin strip of land between the back side of the Terminal Building and the larger-scale buildings (including Riverfront Landing - the apartment building already under construction) closer to the river. This project is being done by my wife's firm, and I had no clue it was them (I sometimes see renderings of projects not yet publicly discussed, but she's asked me not to blab, so I don't). I think the design is a nice mix of new traditional and contemporary (it tries to call to existing form without trying to be fake historic buildings). I still feel like it's a bit too small scale for the site, however, and the lack of any private green space at all is just bad design for a townhouse (the back garages front on a driveway, and then a tiny sliver of grass and trees is the only thing which blocks it from the Produce Terminal lot. Some sort of skinny apartment building would have been preferable, even if the structured parking would have been problematic. |
Speaking of Riverfront Landing...
11/30/2017 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/...72887b8c_h.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4570/...ad4d1a1a_h.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4568/...5dd0ca1a_h.jpg Not exactly earth shattering news, but I also noticed that the Iron Workers Union on Liberty is adding something to the back of their building. (The side against 23rd that used to be parking.) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4541/...adf39f06_h.jpg |
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