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I was right by The Empire site the same evening as PhotoLith (my son likes to eat at the buffet at All India). It's nowhere near topped out, but already looking to be a beast. The elevator cores are clearly visible from the Bloomfield Bridge now as well, so the entire building will have a great view corridor as well.

I also noticed last week that the real work on the Penn/Eighth apartment project is starting. They have been gutting the old buildings for awhile, and had fenced off the surface parking lots a few weeks ago. Now they have begun excavating for the foundation on the new construction segment of the project. The design is by far the best I've seen for a downtown project (one of the best in Pittsburgh period) so I can't wait until it starts going up.