Good snowy morning in Pittsburgh!
Here is this morning's construction camera view of CMU's
Fifth Clyde Residence Hall and Commons. This hall is seeking LEED Gold and on track to open August 2021.
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OxBlue
Meanwhile, CMU's Doherty Apartments have been completely demolished as of last fall, to make way for the planned
Forbes Beeler Residence Hall, which has been delayed until Spring 2021. There is still an
OxBlue camera set up where you can see the site. Not much to see right now -
Source: OxBlue
In other news, on Tuesday (01/12/21), the Planning Commission approved Duquesne University's demolition request for the Life's Work building at
1323 Forbes Ave. Demolition is expected to begin in June, after abatement is finished.
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Duquesne University building $53.6 million College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sandra Tolliver | Next Pittsburgh
January 13, 2021
Duquesne University wants to demolish the Life’s Work building on its Uptown campus this summer to begin building its College of Osteopathic Medicine next spring.
On January 12, the university got approval from the Pittsburgh Planning Commission for the demolition of the building at 1323 Forbes Ave., which it acquired in 2019 for the land. Once the new building is constructed, its investment in the site will exceed $53.6 million.
In their presentation to the Planning Commission yesterday, the university said that demolition of the Life’s Work building work would begin in June. Crews have been doing interior abatement for several months. Construction of the new building would start in March 2022. SLAM Collaborative is designing the building in collaboration with WTW Architects...
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Next Pittsburgh | Courtesy Duquesne University / WTW Architects