To address the question about the property at 9th and Carson st. (location of the drilling for the foundation)
It is owned by the Salvation army, who plans to construct a building to provide a Carson St store and additional housing (rumor is to provide rehab housing for woman, currently they serve just men at their adjacent building).
The development includes building on the lot (which prior was a parking lot + a demolished beautiful building at the corner cabbot and 9th) and remodeling the property that once housed Pretty bird on Carson st.
Not the greatest use of the property, as a resident of this end of South Side I would rather see the construction of private residential rather than this. BTW residents did fight this from going forward but as how our end of SahSide battled others (Mercy Behavioral) it was no use.
-- Information about the build
Trying to locate an article from the South PGH reporter that covered the build + dispute on the build.
--More info on Salvation Army's South Side property
http://www.city-data.com/allegheny-c...Street-17.html