PITTSBURGH | Development Rundown I

[UrbaniDesDev]

Welcome to The Pittsburgh Development Thread


Here are some developments in and around downtown Pittsburgh

Three PNC Plaza
• Location: Downtown, Fifth Avenue
• Function: Retail, office, condos, hotel
• Opening: 2008
• Cost: $178 million




Progress as of 12/08













Combined with the following projects will completely transform Pittsburgh's deteriorating Fifth and Forbes corridor;

Fifth Avenue Redevelopment
• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
• Downtown, Market Street and Fifth
• Retail and apartments
• Opening: Winter 2008
• Cost: $2.5 million


along with;

Market Square Place
• Downtown
• Fifth/Forbes Avenues
• Function: Retail and apartments
• Opening: Early 2009
• Cost: $32 million




Progress as of 12/08












and;
Piatt Place
• Fifth Avenue and Wood Street
• Residential/Office/Commercial

The transformation begins as of 10/07...








Progress as of 12/08



August Wilson Center for African American Culture
• Downtown
• Liberty Avenue
• Function: Performances, exhibitions, education
• a Smithsonian Venture
• Opening: Early 2008
• Cost: $36 million


Progress as of 12/08





The Hardware Lofts
• 12th & Penn Avenue
• Residential





100 Seventh Street
• Seventh Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard
• Residential




151 First Side
• Downtown
• Fort Pitt Boulevard
• Function: Condos
• Opening: summer 2007
• Cost: $26 million
Construction finishing up as of 9/07









The Carlysle
• Downtown
• Fourth Avenue & Wood Street
• condo conversion





They are now planning to convert their neighbor also
The Commonwealth
• Fourth Avenue



The Granite Building
• Downtown
• Sixth & Wood
• condo conversion



941 Penn Avenue
• Downtown/Cultural District
• Loft conversion



806 Penn Avenue
• Downtown/Cultural District
• Loft conversion






New Arena with surrounding development plans
• Uptown/The Hill
• Fifth Avenue
• Function: Penguins hockey, other uses
• Opening: End 2009
• Cost: $290 million














Progress as of 2/09








The Chelsea Condos
• North Oakland
• Apartments




Squirrel Hill Mixed Use Development
• Squirrell Hill
• Apartments


The Baum-Liberty Development
• Shadyside
• Apartments







The Beacon Apartments
• Squirrell Hill
• Apartments





The Glass House works
• Bloomfield
• Apartments


The Vista Condos
• Mount Washington



The Vici
• Mount Washington
• Condos
• Construction to begin Summer '07


American Eagle Outfitters Headquarters
• SouthSide Works
• Function: Office building
• Opening: Fall 2008
• Cost: Not disclosed


The CLEAN Cathedral of Learning at The University of Pittsburgh



The Bill Gates Center for Computer Sciences
• Oakland
• Carnegie Mellon University Campus





Majestic Star Casino
• North Shore/Chateau
• Function: Slot machines
• Opening: Summer 2008
• Cost: $435 million






progress as of 8/08






Children’s Hospital
• Lawrenceville
• Penn Avenue
• Opening: Early 2009
• Cost: $575 million




Progress!
Ready for GRAND OPENING in MAY '09




Point Park University
• Location: Downtown, Boulevard of the Allies
• Function: Dance studios and performance space
• Opening: Fall 2007
• Cost: $15.4 million













Duquesne University Expansion
• Forbes Avenue
• Uptown
Progress as 9/07;










Hotel/condos
• South Side, SouthSide Works
• Opening: 2009
• Cost: $30 million

Progress as of 12/07;













and across the Mon;

Bridgeside Point II
as of 12/07
• Lab and office space
• South Oakland, Pittsburgh Technology Center
• Opening: Spring 2008
• Cost: $46 million



Int The Strip...
Hampton Inn and Suites
• Smallman Street
• Strip District
• Hotel
• Opening: Summer 2007
• Cost: undetermined



North Shore Live
• Location: North Shore, North Shore Drive and Art Rooney Boulevard
• Function: Amphitheater, entertainment venues
• Opening: Late 2008
• Cost: $48 million


Surrounding North Shore development;

Hyatt Place Hotel
• North Shore Drive
• North Shore
• Opening: End 2008
• Cost: Undetermined

Office Building
• North Shore
• next to Equitable Resources headquarters
• Opening: 2009
• Cost: Undetermined

Residence Inn
• North Shore
• Hotel
• Opening: Summer 2008
• Cost: $20 million








And in East Liberty...






The Indigo Hotel


Bakery Square
• Larimer/East Liberty
• Penn Avenue
• Hotel, retail, offices, housing
• Opening: 2009
• Cost: $105-$125 million








Highland/Stadterman building
• East Liberty
• Housing, hotel
• Opening: Mid 2009
• Cost: $37 million

Liberty Park Development
• East Liberty



The Glass House
• Friendship Arts District, Penn Avenue
• Condos





The Armstrong Cork
Completed and FULL!
• The Strip
• apartment conversion, open



The Heinz Lofts
• North Side
• Apartment conversion, open




New Greyhound/Transportation Center
• Grant Street @ Eleventh Street




NEW SUBWAY EXTENSION to the North Shore

and construction begins as of 9/07...




• Convention Center Station





• Gateway Center Station



• Allegheny Station



• PNC Park Station



North Shore developments






• North Shore Riverfront park





• Riverfront park Fountain



• Delmonte Center





• Convention Center River Front Park




The Cultural District residential area, in full swing and growing
• Convention Center Hotel





Penn Avenue downtown residential district





Marriott Courtyard



North Craig Street Offices
• Oakland



Market House Lofts
• Shadyside



Lofts on Baum
• East Liberty



Acute Care Medical Facility
• Oakland
• Bigelow Boulevard @ Bayard Street




Fairmount Housing
• Friendship
• Penn Avenue









Pitt Biomedical Center Tower
• Oakland
• Fifth Avenue
• Complete




Here is a rendering of the "Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa (East of Pittsburgh)

[Dale]

I love Pittsburgh !

What's the timeline on PNC ?

[UrbaniDesDev]

Construction is due to begin by early next year. Currently squabling over how much money should be pitched in by the state since PNC had a huge year this year, it's hard to justify handing them money. Like always there are the politics going on now. There are many other projects being proposed, by a number of different developers from all over, for Fifth/Forbes Avenue Corridors. It is an exciting time for downtown Pittsburgh.

[Dale]

Thanks. And we Orlandoans can tell you all about legal/political manouverings over incentives for downtown projects. Seems like that's half the fun.

[Wheelingman04]

Thanks for posting those renderings.

[UrbaniDesDev]

I should also mention the already hugely successful South Side Works
This is very exciting. It has open the flood gates to more inner city development due to the great response


Aerial View



The New Carson Street

[UrbaniDesDev]

Duquesne University breaks ground for new Recreation Center. This will also break ground for the start of new growth in the Uptown/Hill District areas. The last areas around downtown to begin the great transition. I believe this is the beginning of a much larger trend than anyone realises.

The NEW Forbes Avenue and the new Entrance to Uptown Campus


The New Recreational Facility Breaks Ground!


Phase I of the Master Plan


Post-Gazette article;
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04337/420499.stm

Pittsburgh Business Times article;
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/03/13/daily25.html?f=et74&hbx=e_du

[Coldrsx]

very unique developments...good on yah pitts

[UrbaniDesDev]

This article talks about $500 million invested in "East Side" neighborhoods, where the revival continues. It seems that all areas in the city are in play and on the upswing

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/business/s_434173.html

[chuikov]

I love Pittsburgh.

Uptown/Bluffs/Soho is the place for investment.

[volguus zildrohar]

And they say nothing's going on in Pittsburgh.

[BANKofMANHATTAN]

anyone know the specs on the new convention center hotel (height/etc)? or what exactly they are going to be doing w/ the "cultural/theatre" district?

some good projects going on here to say the least - hope there's more to come.

[UrbaniDesDev]

The height of the hotel keeps changing. They are leveraging for more money from the state/city that will determine the height.

The Cultural District is doing well. The last major hurdle is the section shown below. Otherwise, Penn Avenue being lined with new upscale restaurants, The newest set to open is
9on9, at Ninth and Penn and SixPenn, at Sixth Street. Apartments and lofts are filling most of the historic buildings along Penn and Liberty and 100 Seventh Street is set to start renting this month (top Picture).


Penn Avenue/Cultural District


Penn Avenue/Cultural District/O'Reilly Theater

[Austinlee]

Nice compilation UrbanDesDev...

[wrightchr]

this is a great rundown of pittsburgh projects. can someone explain to me what the "subway" projects are? are these new stations for the expansion of the port authorities LRT line?

[UrbaniDesDev]

Unfortunate news on the proposed convention center hotel. It seems they may shrink its size a bit.



http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06083/675804.stm

[UrbaniDesDev]

this is a great rundown of pittsburgh projects. can someone explain to me what the "subway" projects are? are these new stations for the expansion of the port authorities LRT line?

The stations pictured above are part of a controversial expansion proposed to the North Shore/Stadia developments. The controversy is about the very expensive underwater crossing proposed. The subway is expected to eventually continue to the airport from the North Shore expansion route.

I have a problem with the route because, yet again, bypasses all existing city neighborhoods and caterer to suburbanites and their needs, missing a built in already city committed large group of mass transit riders.

[UrbaniDesDev]

PaPride

Also, urbandevi: Do you run or contribute to the "Proud Pittsburgh" Website? I looked at it and it is a good idea (if not a tad cheesy, but thats ok). As you can see from my name, I have much Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh pride! So as master P would say, I am Bout it, bout it.

Thanks PaPride
I will look into "Proud Pittsburgh"

[Evergrey]

i like that Giant Eagle condo project

[UrbaniDesDev]

I like the Giant Eagle project also. The renderings don't do it justice. Great details and a slick modern look