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That said, I do sort of think it would be a shame if the first floor of the structure remained a warehouse space. Given the prime location it would work much better as a cafe or gallery. |
Nothing too exciting.
This is from a few weeks back. I just walked by and they have fenced off the area they are going to develop first... looks to be about 1/3 of the block, the side that borders 25th and Smallman. They've also added a small temporary parking lot for workers down by Spaghetti Warehouse. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5607/...2b5f0867_h.jpg This is from today. Can't see much going on yet, but the area around Pitt-Ohio is completely fenced off now. (26th and Railroad) https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/...6f9cba1e_h.jpg |
Nothing of real note in the content of this article; it's just another recount of Pittsburgh's resurgence. BUT there are two different renderings at street level of the Almono site that I have not seen anywhere else before. Looks like they plan to really play homage to the area's mill roots.
http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/featur...ing-buzz-city/ |
Friendship Circle is densifying the former Gullifty's space, for a good cause:
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http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/wp-con...14-750x400.jpg More info: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7...cle-friendship |
Just a reminder--if you haven't checked it out lately, The Gardens is coming along:
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New planning commission presentation is up:
1. Plans are revealed for the demolition and redevelopment of the former Odeon Buiding at Penn and Highland avenue. They will remove three historical structures, but will work to implement the facade in the work. Wish it was taller though. 2. Plans for the Distrikt hotel, a 186 room hotel at the former salvation army building. Otherwise, all of the stuff is old. http://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/sch...ion-51-645.pdf Also, I have been working to add detail and more projects to the City Limits Development Map. Check it out here: https://mapsengine.google.com/map/ed...w.k68uIzHJHFn8 |
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I actually like how the Penn-Highland project uses that space. I agree it could be taller--it could always be taller--but six stories (with an overheight first story) is not bad for East Liberty, and ultimately should be sufficient, along with the new Ace Hotel, to help make the square around the church really feel like the heart of East Liberty. I am sad about the loss of the historic facades. I understand they are going to repurpose some of the nicer elements in the alley/courtyard area, but this is never about the materials per se to me--it is about creating neighborhoods that remind people of what these areas looked like in the past, and that approach cannot accomplish that goal. The Distrikt Hotel is the opposite because I love how they are planning to preserve the actual building. What is sad to me is how they are going to do nothing else to increase the land utilization of that block, and instead are going to lock a bunch of it into a driveway, surface parking lots, and a signage area. Ugh. |
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http://i.imgur.com/R2eVvXF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oFqZ38J.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/XifLjJn.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/vujWp0O.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yLY2qXe.jpg My apologies for the image size. I am honestly shocked by these. I never expected them to be considering buildings on the order of 500 feet. |
Stupid view corridor . . .
But still, that helps visualize the potential. |
Can you post the source for the images. I just want to see if they might be easier to view that way...?
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They are near the bottom of the planning presentation. |
The First floor of "walnut on penn" is not so good, Single corner entrances to large floor plate retail is a street killer. At least it looks like in the future new entrances could be punched through the windows. After seeing what Walnut Capital did with materials for Bakery Square 2, i am not holding out hope for this one to be good looking.
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On the right picture, two items in the northwest corner of the site, have height modications, one to 300 ft and 700 ft.... I never saw renderings with anything that looked like it was above 700 ft. Maybe above 300 ft, but even that seemed like a stretch in any of the images... |
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Of course it is too bad that there are any limits on the western half of the site. But a new 700' tower would be cool. |
Doing a great job AustinLee. I am so impressed with Pittsburgh's growth and Peduto is becoming national news
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Beautiful... finally
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I'm not entirely sure where the north shore stops and starts but there is residential across the river from the convention center and of Corse Heinz Lofts. And there are still a few lots between the stadiums that could be developed in the future. As for south side? I think some areas may have to grow more organically. I don't buy the notion that all river front property is gold and must be treated like beach front property on the Riviera.
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