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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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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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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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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Homestead
Homestead is looking for proposals to redevelop 45 properties that it owns, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Looks like they are trying to build on the success of the Waterfront, an entertainment and shopping area built on the site of a former steel mill.
McKeesport
The State of Pennsylvania awarded McKeesport $4.4 million in loans and grants [...]

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How do I know?
They’ve posted a job opening for a Real Estate Manager, who will promote and oversee development of Lawrenceville real estate.  The deadline for resumes is December 4th, 2006.

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I expect that there will be a big party in East Liberty tomorrow. Trader Joe’s is opening its store on Friday at 9 AM in the old Wheeler’s Paint Store after much anticipation. There won’t be any wine, but I don’t think shoppers will be whining about a store that could drop prices in grocery [...]

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Pittsburgh has taken a step in the right direction to end the inevitable confusion over building permits with its new website titled, Guide to Permitting for Land and Building Improvements.
It’s got some excellent looking charts, like this one:

And some that don’t appear so easy to use: Notice the full diagram in the left hand side and [...]

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Walnut Capital has asked the Urban Redevelopment Authority for tax breaks in the redevelopment of the former Nabisco factory in East Liberty, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Walnut Capital’s plan is for the creation of a mixed use development called “Bakery Square” or, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called it, “Bakery Row.”  Based on the drawings, it will [...]

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That was the rumor propagated by the folks at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Trader Joe’s denied it, of course.  But didn’t they also do that with the East Liberty store, well after the location had leaked?

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