Downtown Pittsburgh redevelopment starts to bear fruit - January 31st, 2010
By Andrew Conte PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, January 31, 2010... Read More
Downtown Development
Apartments Leasing Downtown - November 5th, 2009
PHLF News November 5, 2009 Of the seven apartments at Market at Fifth, four are leased, a studio with a study is currently available, and two of two-story penthouse apartments with expansive roof decks overlooking our green and growing roof with wonderful views of the architecture of downtown Pittsburgh are still available. ... Read More
Market at Fifth Receives National Housing & Rehabilitation Association Award - November 3rd, 2009
PHLF News November 3, 2009
The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) recently presented its 2009 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation to ten outstanding historic rehabilitation ... Read MoreMarket at Fifth Shops Open - October 23rd, 2009
PHLF News October 23, 2009 Heinz Healey’s men’s store and Nettleton Shoes now occupy the retail space at Market at Fifth. Their handsome stores opened in time for the G-20 and sales have been brisk. We are receiving many compliments both on the appearance of the restoration of the buildings and on the quality ... Read More
Market at Fifth a harbinger of ‘the return of retail’ - October 8th, 2009
By Kim Leonard TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, October 8, 2009 With many nearby buildings under construction or renovation, the new Market at Fifth complex Downtown is an early sign of the return of high-end retail stores to lower Fifth Avenue. Heinz Healey's men's clothing store opened two weeks ago in the just-finished development that connects three ... Read More
Secrets of the Buhl Building revealed - October 4th, 2009
By Albert M. Tannler, FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEWSunday, October 4, 2009 This is a little gem of a building, clad in blue-creamy-white terra cotta thickly decorated with Renaissance motifs. The color contrast recalls Italian sgraffito work, in which an outer ... Read More
Downtown Dollar Bank’s lions leave 138-year perch - September 13th, 2009
By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, September 13, 2009 If these lions could roar, they would have let out a big howl Saturday when they were moved from their perch of the past 138 years.
Pittsburgh's oldest bank — Dollar Bank on Fourth Avenue, ... Read MoreCity of Pittsburgh Offers Properties For Sale - August 3rd, 2009
PHLF News August 3, 2009 The City of Pittsburgh, in an effort to reduce the number of vacant or abandoned properties, has created sources that offers a menu of properties for sale. Many of these properties are in Pittsburgh's most historic neighborhoods.
The Real ... Read MoreGovernor Rendell Says Families in SW PA Will Benefit From $85 Million Towards Down Payment Help; Affordable Housing; New Jobs - June 10th, 2009
June 10, 2009 STEELTON, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The foreclosed Wood Street Commons in downtown Pittsburgh; abandoned homes in Butler County; and foreclosed properties in Fayette County and other areas within Southwestern Pennsylvania will be turned into nearly 1,500 units of affordable housing with the award of more than $85 millionin federal economic recovery funds, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today. [gallery columns="2"] The new ... Read More
Landmarks receives preservation easement on historic downtown building - April 2nd, 2009
April 2, 2009 PHLF News Ohio-based Spruce Street Properties, Ltd. has donated a preservation easement to Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation on the exterior of The Carlyle, at Fourth Avenue and Wood Street that is being converted to luxury condominiums. A preservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement made between ... Read More
Two developers extol Downtown apartments - March 13th, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Standing on the rooftop of a four-story Market Square building going back more than a century, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl had no doubt that people would pay for the view. Despite the worst economic slump in decades, the mayor and other ... Read More
Once eyesore, Market Square building now gem - March 12th, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_2002" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=""]... Read More
New Granada Theater benefits from slots revenue - February 27th, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A bid to shore up the New Granada Theater, a one-time Hill District jazz hot spot that has fallen into disrepair, got a boost yesterday with the help of state slots money. The Allegheny County Community Infrastructure and Tourism board, which will ... Read More
Rebuilding One Aisle at a Time - February 19th, 2009
February 19, 2009 CMU Heinz College The recent announcement that a Kuhn’s supermarket is being proposed for Pittsburgh’s struggling Hill District has enhanced the real-world impact of a Heinz College economic development case challenge.
In October, six teams of students ... Read MorePlans for Market Square detailed - February 17th, 2009
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Market Square will become a haven for pedestrians and diners by next summer, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced today at a gathering of Downtown business and foundation officials. "Pedestrians will have the priority in the new Market Square," he said during the annual ... Read More
Hill District grocery plan advances - February 13th, 2009
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, February 13, 2009 Developers of a Kuhn's Market edged closer Thursday to opening the first full-service grocery store in the Hill District in more than two decades. The Urban Redevelopment Authority board of directors unanimously voted to give Hill House Economic Development ... Read More
Loan fund created to assist entrepreneurs - February 12th, 2009
by Diane Daniels New Pittsburgh Courier February 12, 2009 After almost a year of planning, organizers will unveil the Metropolitan Loan Fund of Pittsburgh, during a press conference Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. at Dorsey’s Records located at 7614 Frankstown Ave. in Homewood. Expected to participate in the press conference is State Sen. ... Read More
Fifth, Forbes poised to turn the corner – Several Downtown projects near completion - January 4th, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Don't put away the champagne just yet. In 2009, there finally might be something to celebrate in Downtown's Fifth and Forbes corridor, long plagued by boarded-up storefronts and low-end retail. After the collapse of high-profile city-led redevelopment efforts over the past decade, ... Read More
Kuhn’s picked to develop Hill District grocery - November 14th, 2008
$2 million in added financing needed before work starts November 14, 2008 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Hill District's long drought without a grocery could be nearing its end. City Urban Redevelopment Authority board members yesterday selected Kuhn's Market, in partnership with the Hill House Economic Development Corp., to build a 40,000-square-foot full-service grocery ... Read More
Kuhn’s has inside track on Hill District grocery store - November 13th, 2008
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, November 13, 2008 Kuhn's must solidify plans to build an $8.5 million grocery store in the Hill District under an exclusive three-month deal that the Urban Redevelopment Authority's board approved today. The decision ends months of competition between Kuhn's and St. Louis-based Sav-A-Lot to build ... Read More
Downtown ‘jewel box’ gets $10 million sparkle - November 13th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 29, 2008 From its steeply pitched mansard roof and colorful stained glass dome to its below street-level walk-in bank vault with 14,000 safety deposit boxes, the Union Trust Building is one of Pittsburgh's most distinctive structures. Now the Flemish Gothic-style building constructed by industrialist ... Read More
Kuhn’s chosen to build Hill District supermarket - November 13th, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Kuhn's Market was selected by the city Urban Redevelopment Authority board today to build a full-service grocery store in the Hill District. Kuhn's was selected over St. Louis-based Save A Lot, which had proposed a more limited service grocery ... Read More
URA to decide on Hill grocery - November 11th, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority board is expected to decide between two competing proposals for a Hill District grocery store on Thursday. It will select between a homegrown Kuhn's store that would include a pharmacy, bakery, cafe and other amenities and a Save-A-Lot, a ... Read More
Public Hearing on 200-210 Fifth Ave, and 438 & 440 Market Street - November 5th, 2008
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON 200-210 FIFTH AVENUE; 438 & 440 MARKET STREET NOVEMER 5, 2008 As the future holder of a ... Read More
Public Hearing at Historic Review Commission on 200-210 Fifth Avenue, and 438 & 440 Market Street - November 5th, 2008
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON 200-210 FIFTH AVENUE; 438 & 440 MARKET STREET NOVEMER 5, 2008 As the future holder ... Read More
Kuhn’s Scales Back Plans for Hill Grocery Store - November 4th, 2008
By Jeremy Boren and Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Kuhn's has nixed a 100,000-square-foot retail shopping center anchored by a full-service grocery store in the Hill District, Pittsburgh's development chief said Monday. The Urban Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to decide Nov. 13 whether to sell land on Centre Avenue ... Read More
Undeveloped Strip District land a focus of riverfront master plan - November 2nd, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tom Balestrieri is raring to go. For years, a prime Strip District riverfront parcel owned by the firm he heads has served as a parking lot for shoppers, revelers and commuters. But Mr. Balestrieri, the Buncher Co.'s chief executive officer and ... Read More
Union Trust owner buys Reed building - October 17th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, October 17, 2008 While the Reed Smith law firm plans to relocate its Downtown headquarters to the new Three PNC Plaza next year, it may soon move a separate back office operation from the Gulf Tower on Grant Street to another location. While the Reed ... Read More
URA delays Hill District grocery store; considers hotel plans in East Liberty - October 15th, 2008
Wednesday, October 15th Pittsburgh Business Times Proposals for a grocery store in the Hill District may have to wait, but Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board will consider plans this week for two hotel projects in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood. Two competing plans for the first grocery store in the Hill District in ... Read More
URA postpones decision on Hill District grocery - October 15th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The Hill District's nearly 30-year wait for a decision on a new grocery store for the neighborhood will take a little longer -- maybe a month more. The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority likely will wait until at least November to choose between ... Read More
Regional Policy Think-Tank Reviews Hill District Grocery Store Proposals - September 25th, 2008
by Jake Haulk, Ph.D., President Frank Gamrat, Ph.D., Sr. Research Assoc. Allegheny Institute for Public Policy September 25, 2008 Does the Developer Have Money for the Grand Plan? Pittsburgh’s leaders continue to insist that economic development projects be based on “visions” rather than reality. Obviously, lessons from the failed Lazarus and ... Read More
‘Lazarus’ on the Hill? - August 31st, 2008
By Glen Meakem Pittsburgh Tribune Review Sunday, August 31, 2008 In 1998, Pittsburgh celebrated as the "glitzy" new Lazarus department store opened on Fifth Avenue, Downtown. In the spring of 2004, after just five years, Pittsburghers mourned as the store closed its doors forever -- another blow to a city struggling to succeed. Now ... Read More
Downtown’s Union Trust building gets major tenant - August 5th, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Union Trust Building, a Downtown landmark that served for 20 years as an operations center for Mellon Bank, soon will become home to Siemens Engineering's environmental engineering operations. Siemens signed a 10-year lease last week with Los Angeles-based Mika Realty ... Read More
Union Trust gets first major tenant - August 5th, 2008
By Sam Spatter FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Downtown's Union Trust Building on Monday obtained its first major lease since it was purchased by new ownership -- with Siemens Engineering signing a 10-year lease to occupy three to six floors in the landmark building. Siemens Engineering, a unit ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s Union Trust building finally gets major tenant - August 4th, 2008
by Ben Semmes Pittsburgh Business Times August 4, 2008 The Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh has secured a major office tenant at last. Siemens Power Generation Inc. will consolidate about 500 local employees on three floors at the nearly 600,000-square-foot, 11-story structure — formerly known as Two Mellon Center. It has ... Read More
