PITTSBURGH | Development Rundown II

[Muckk]

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Also, here are some interesting looking modern townhouses going up at S. Bouquet & Dawson St.

I like them but why oh why must the one in the first pic have the meters on the front? They are on the side of the rest. Bummer.

[Austinlee]

I wish this curved incline was still alive in the Southside Slopes.

[SlurmsMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Muckk

I like them but why oh why must the one in the first pic have the meters on the front? They are on the side of the rest. Bummer.

There is pretty steep drop to the right of that townhouse which is probably why the meter is on the front.

[BrianTH]

More details on the PBT annex:

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-d...adquarter-expansion/stories/201504170108

This summer, PBT plans to break ground on a 14,000-square-foot annex at its Strip District campus. In 2010, the company acquired the former St. John’s Rectory in Lawrenceville to create the Byham House residential facility for the PBT School’s out-of-town, high school-age students. The annex will be named in honor of the Byham family and will house two dance studios, expanded cross-training facilities, changing rooms and study areas for students. This expansion is expected to generate a 40 percent increase in enrollment in the next three-plus years and make it a more sustainable revenue source for the entire organization. An “aggressive timeline” has been mapped out for the construction, with hopes of having the facility ready to open in June 2016, says executive director Harris Ferris.

Also:

http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/8178067-74/ballet-campaign-million#axzz3XZ5gQLvY

[TBone7281]

4/7 - Three Crossings




From the 31st St. Bridge. Right to the left of the crane being used at Three Crossings is the office building on Smallman that Oxford is also building.

[TBone7281]

4/14

[TBone7281]

New bike lanes on Roberto Clemente Bridge turned out pretty nice.




PNC Tower just sticks up from the river walk in front of PNC Park. I imagine that from inside the stadium (at a slightly higher elevation) you can probably see some of The Gardens.

[TBone7281]

4/16

Oxford's office on Smallman is starting to get its cladding.




And 2500 Smallman is getting it's roof structure.

[wpipkins2]

Originally Posted by Muckk

I like them but why oh why must the one in the first pic have the meters on the front? They are on the side of the rest. Bummer.

Landscaping will take care of that. My meter and dryer exhaust is in the front. My small bush and evergreen tree conceal them.

[photoLith]

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Those look terrible, screw corrugated metal, it looks like garbage. Theres no geometry or anything with this crap, it looks hapharzard. I cant wait to see what these hunks of crap look like in 20 years when that metal is all rusted. Corrugated metal needs to sod off. Why developers and architects have had an infatuation with this crap for nearly a decade now is beyond me. Its the worst architectural trend since brutalism.

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by Muckk

I like them but why oh why must the one in the first pic have the meters on the front? They are on the side of the rest. Bummer.

Cliff on the side of that one?

[Austinlee]

Originally Posted by photoLith

Those look terrible, screw corrugated metal, it looks like garbage. Theres no geometry or anything with this crap, it looks hapharzard. I cant wait to see what these hunks of crap look like in 20 years when that metal is all rusted. Corrugated metal needs to sod off. Why developers and architects have had an infatuation with this crap for nearly a decade now is beyond me. Its the worst architectural trend since brutalism.

Because its cheap. Same problem that befalls the MAJORITY of new construction projects.

[PITairport]

"Pittsburgh's building boom, centered for years on Downtown and East End neighborhoods, is spreading into the West End."

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/8187310-74/banksville-building-west#axzz3Xdp1SRfI

[BrianTH]

Terrain differences dictate that development can't really work in the West like it did in the East, but it does seem likely that sheer proximity to Downtown will lead to lots of infill development, say at least in the arc from McKees Rocks down to Carnegie (the Chartiers Belt?).

[Evergrey]

Originally Posted by PITairport

"Pittsburgh's building boom, centered for years on Downtown and East End neighborhoods, is spreading into the West End."

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/8187310-74/banksville-building-west#axzz3Xdp1SRfI

A 60-room Comfort Inn is going up on Banksville Road... and the Trib is ready to declare it a West End building boom?

[SlurmsMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Terrain differences dictate that development can't really work in the West like it did in the East, but it does seem likely that sheer proximity to Downtown will lead to lots of infill development, say at least in the arc from McKees Rocks down to Carnegie (the Chartiers Belt?).

McKees Rocks may be poised for an improvement, provided West Carson is actually completed sometime within the next few years. Carnegie's continued mini-renaissance has been fairly impressive and somewhat unexpected, given the extended construction around the Parkway interchange. West end residential is poised for a boost once people finally realize how convenient and strategically placed these neighborhoods are.

[SlurmsMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

A 60-room Comfort Inn is going up on Banksville Road... and the Trib is ready to declare it a West End building boom?

Is Banksville even considered west? I have always considered 376 and Greentree Rd. to be the delimiters between west and south. Banksville is also fairly isolated due to terrain and is blocked in by fairly solid residential in both sides.

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by SlurmsMcKenzie

Carnegie's continued mini-renaissance has been fairly impressive and somewhat unexpected, given the extended construction around the Parkway interchange.

Like you noted with Banksville above, Carnegie is really more South than West. Carnegie was historically the main hub for the Chartiers Valley. And has always been much more closely associated with the South Hills (and City neighborhoods like Beechview and Brookline) than western areas within City limits and beyond.

[BrianTH]

However, the West Busway goes to Carnegie (via Sheraden, Ingram, and Crafton). So without necessarily trying to pin down Carnegie itself in particular, I think it plausibly represents the terminus of the "west" development corridor in some sense.

Edit: By the way, some people may not find this as mind-blowing as me, but I find it at least remarkable that the arc I noted--McKees Rocks/Ingram/Crafton/Carnegie--is more or less equivalent in terms of distance from Downtown as the Lawrenceville/Bloomfield/Shadyside/Squirrel Hill/Greenfied/Hazelwood arc.

[themaguffin]

Interesting.

Peduto says 'good enough' no longer acceptable standard for Pittsburgh development

"It's just the understanding that development for development's sake is not our goal any longer. But quality development that will enhance and bring with it further quality development is now the model," the mayor said.