Pittsburgh Homes Daily

The vacancy rate for office space in the downtown area of Pittsburgh in 2006 was up 2% to 20%, according to a report issued by Grubb & Ellis and reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
More interesting is the concluding paragraph of the Post-Gazette article, which suggests that the redevelopment of the Fifth-Forbes corridor, between the construction [...]

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Since it has been raining most of the month here in Pittsburgh, it seems appropriate to pass on this recent post from Rain City Guide about WeatherBill, a new website that allows you to buy some insurance (they don’t call it that, though) against bad weather ruining your plans.
Great Idea!

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I’m intrigued by an article in the Pittsburgh City Paper (found here) that suggests that Mellon arena, the soon to be abandoned home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, should be saved rather than demolished.
It is quite a thought-provoking article.  My hesitation to jump on the bandwagon promoting the preservation of Mellon Arena stems from my opinion that there [...]

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I never would have guessed that Monroeville had the largest shopping mall in the country when it was built 35 years ago.  But that’s not the only thing that I learned about Monroeville in this article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
It turns out that the number of professional / engineering jobs is increasing in the Monroeville area, [...]

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Wired Magazine named Pittsburgh one of the 10 top tech towns in the country, along with Seattle, San Francisco, and others. 
Cooking Light magazine named Pittsburgh 13th on its list of the 20 Best Cities in America, which was looking for the finest in healthful cuisine and lifestyle. 
Found via Pop City Media 

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Both KDKA and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are reporting this morning that the request for proposals for some of the properties on the Federal-North Corridor are going to be announced today at noon by the City of Pittsburgh / URA.  Stay Tuned!

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Megan from Trulia dropped me an email today with a link to Truila’s new housing heat maps.  Here’s the link for the Pittsburgh heat map and the Allegheny County heat map.
As you can see on their heat map, the North Shore, East End (Shadyside/Squirrel Hill/Highland Park) and South Side / Mt Washington are all popular places [...]

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Last night I attended the Central Northside Neighborhood Council meeting which had on its agenda two important (and current) topics for the North Side: the casino and the Federal-North corridor redevelopment.
It was interesting to hear the concerns of the citizens of the neighborhood and their thoughts on the impact of the casino.  There were alot [...]

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a great article today about dance clubs for middle age folks in Pittsburgh.  It even highlights those places that hold lessons.  The article can be found here.

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You’ve got to know a good thing when you see it.  That’s my conclusion after a couple days of thought concerning this week’s editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Negative Pittsburgh.
The editorial takes aim at those around Pittsburgh who are criticizing efforts to build the North Shore Connector, a new Stadium for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and a few other projects around town.  [...]

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