Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A Guide to Squirrel Hill

Situated between the city’s two largest parks and stabilized by a large, multi-generational population, Squirrel Hill has long been one of Pittsburgh’s most pleasant neighborhoods. Rich Feder, the urban planner who compiled the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition’s master plan, says this tree-shaded locale has never needed an overhaul in the way other parts of the East End have, though the coalition seeks to tweak and preserve various aspects of it (and to mitigate the parking problem that has been an issue in Squirrel Hill since the advent of cars). Shopping  Independent purveyors of fashion also include The Pussycat Unlimited, a lingerie...

Monday, September 17, 2012

Bakery Square Gets CMU's Software Unit

First it was Google. Now Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute is headed to Bakery Square in the East End. The federally funded research and development center is expanding by renting about 38,000 square feet in the mixed-use development in Larimer. With the move, all 260,000 square feet of office space in the former Nabisco plant has been taken. In a statement announcing the lease, Paul Nielsen, the institute's director and CEO, said its headquarters will remain in Oakland near the CMU campus. He added the new space "will help us prepare for the anticipated growth of our programs in software engineering and cybersecurity." Click to read more...

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Come Visit The Luxurious Walnut Towers

The Walnut Towers are our featured apartments of the week! Come by for a visit and see why we are Squirrel Hill's premiere apartments! Walnut Towers is an elevator building that offers the convenience of an urban location nestled in a residential park-like setting. Downtown Pittsburgh, Oakland, Shadyside and Monroeville are just a few miles away. Amenities Include: Bedrooms: 1 and 2 Bathrooms: 1 and 1.5 Parking: Reserved Utilities: Heat, Gas Garbage chute Fitness Center Laundry Facilities Cable Ready Dishwasher Storage space Outdoor area Pets allowed Currently available are 1 Bedroom units at $825/month, and 2 Bedroom units at $945/month. To...

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Bakery Square 2.0 Passes First Hurdle

The proposed Bakery Square 2.0 development at the former Reizenstein School cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, winning approval from the city planning commission for a zoning change needed to advance the project. In a 5-0 vote, commission members recommended the creation of a specially planned district to govern development of the 20-acre site, which would encompass the current Bakery Square complex. The proposed zoning change now goes before city council for final approval. With Tuesday's action, which also included approval of a preliminary development plan, the project is on track to begin in January with the demolition of the Reizenstein School. Developer Walnut Capital expects to close on the $5.4 million property purchase by the end of the year. The $120 million-plus mixed...

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