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Duquesne buys Citiline Towers for student housing
For Charles Dougherty, president of Duquesne University, Citiline Towers, was like having a doughnut hole in the university's 43-acre campus.
Developer sets sights on Madison Heights
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP -- A new subdivision planned for Cranberry hopes to raise the roof on the price of high-end housing there.
Beechwood condos are remarkable for their newness
For Gregg Perelman, building high-end condominiums on the 1.5-acre parcel at the corner of Beechwood Boulevard and Wilkins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill section of the city made perfect sense.
Developer Kass puts properties on the block
HOMESTEAD -- Frank Kass, the Ohio developer responsible for the $300 million Waterfront and who owns the Galleria in Mount Lebanon, has placed all four of his area apartment developments on the sales block.
Nonprofit seeks partner to redevelop Foto Hut building
SOUTH SIDE -- The South Side Local Development Co., a South Side economic nonprofit, has an agreement to buy the Foto Hut Building on East Carson Street.
Mount Washington apartments transformed into condos
Royce Karpy had worked in commercial real estate development for a decade for companies such as McDonald's, 84 Lumber and Armstrong Development, a South Side-based local development company.
Study paints grim housing picture statewide
A new study has uncovered disturbing trends in housing throughout Pennsylvania and predicted that the tendencies could spawn economic and social problems if left unaddressed.
Local housing construction market looks to be up slightly
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Going a bit upscale proved to be the right move for James Chickini.
Developer envisions $27M complex
CASTLE SHANNON -- Jim Aiello has developed office parks, Wal-Marts, retail and residential projects.
Work to begin on Downtown apartments
DOWNTOWN -- Construction should begin in July on an 18-story apartment complex in the Cultural District that could be one of the key steps toward Downtown revitalization.
Empty top floors needn't stay that way
Amid the decades-old decay of crumbling dry wall, grime-covered tin ceilings and faded wood floors, a new skylight frames the sunshine that sifts out of the third-floor ceiling of a Sixth Avenue building Downtown.
Contractor sets sights on developing 40 acres in West Deer
WEST DEER -- Bob Ferguson was looking around for a new challenge when he heard that 40 acres inside Deer Run Golf Course in West Deer Township had come up for sale.
Bills aim to restore, develop new housing
HR-839 and S-875. To community development officials throughout Pittsburgh and the country, they're numbers that may add up to progress in efforts to restore the residential vitality to urban neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Realty Services focuses on the customer, details
REGENT SQUARE -- Maureen States is quick to give credit to her employees when you ask her about the growing number of Neighborhood Realty Services signs.
Rubinoff employs green design principles for Summerset at Frick
SQUIRREL HILL -- Environmentally friendly design and building materials were first widely used in commercial buildings. Now those same design principles and materials are being used at the city's largest new housing project.
Passavant plans multimillion development at Butler campus
ZELIENOPLE -- Passavant Retirement Community plans to add 42 residential units to its sprawling Butler County campus.
$20M condo project planned
SHADYSIDE -- Walnut Capital Partners has purchased the H. Samson Funeral Home in Shadyside and plans to raze the white Victorian house to make way for a $20 million condominium project.
Customized siding colors coming to a house near you
CRAFTON -- For years, homeowners have been limited in their choices of colors when it came to vinyl siding.
Putting neighborhoods on the map
This summer, volunteers are combing Pittsburgh's neighborhoods for the kind of facts that can fill in the missing colors of city neighborhoods' future fortunes.
Penthouse living, Pittsburgh style
Get on the elevator of your own imagination and take it to the top floor. There, in the nosebleed heights of your wildest expectations, your penthouse awaits, with its top-perch status, sweeping views, luxury accommodations and easy living.
Sales of high-end city homes slightly off this year
HIGHLAND PARK -- When Amy and Brian Cumer were looking to buy their first home, they knew they wanted to be in the city's East End.
Condo project moves forward
DOWNTOWN -- Residential developer Ralph Falbo said he had walked by the half-acre First Avenue parking lot for 10 years.
Grandview battles over bulk
MOUNT WASHINGTON -- Ralph St. Clair's seven properties at the top of PJ McArdle Roadway used to sit smack in the middle of an area city planners deemed a dream for high-density development.
Frank Lloyd Wright's design all wrong for new Grandview
When famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright was asked about how he'd go about improving Pittsburgh, he is known to have said, "It would be cheaper to abandon it."
DeBartolo examines new uses for Union Trust Bldg.
DOWNTOWN -- Downtown living may get a big boost as one of the country's best-known development names considers redeveloping one of the city's most elegant buildings.
Growing issue: Multi-List wants mold disclosure
ROSS TOWNSHIP -- Starting next year, the West Penn Multi-List, a Ross Township-based residential real estate cooperative, will ask people selling their homes to disclose whether their residences have been treated for mold.
Pa. unemployment up in October
Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent in October, up from the September rate of 5.4 percent, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Monday.
Hanna realty moves into Armstrong
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has opened an office in Armstrong County, the company said Tuesday.
Third East Hills Park co-op to close
A public housing complex that has failed every annual inspection except one since 1999 will close, forcing nearly 100 residents to find new homes.
Alcoa sells off Venezuelan unit
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. of Pittsburgh on Thursday said it sold Aluminum Reynolds de Venezuela to Topes Y Techos S.A., a Venezuelan company.
Regional housing market attractive for buyers, sellers
SQUIRREL HILL -- Cuppy Kraft is cautiously optimistic.
Pa. population grows slightly
Pennsylvania's population grew less than a half-percent this year, according to statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Wabash Tunnel reopens
For the first time in 73 years, the Wabash Tunnel is funneling commuters to and from Pittsburgh's South Side.
Home resales at record, but not in Northeast
Sales of previously owned homes reached record levels overall in November, but were down in the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, realtors reported Wednesday.
Pittsburgh firms not putting out as many help-wanted signs
Pittsburgh-area companies were not looking as vigorously to hire in November, according to The Conference Board.
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