East Liberty Redevelopment Continues
Lofts Planned at Former YMCA
By Ron DaParma
TRIBUNE-REVIEW REAL ESTATE WRITER
Saturday, February 25, 2006
A partnership headed by Mark Meiser, owner of Meiz Development Co. in Denver, recently entered an agreement to purchase the five-story former YMCA building at 120 S. Whitfield St. and a neighboring two-story structure on Penn Avenue that once housed a truck dealership.
Meiser and a partner, Denver businessman Michael Zeitlin, have hired Semple Brown Design P.C., (SBDesign), a national architecture and design firm with offices in Pittsburgh and Denver, to design the still-unnamed project.
The development, which could cost between $15 million and $20 million based on preliminary estimates, is envisioned as part of a wider development plan for a four-block area surrounding the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, dubbed East Liberty Town Square.
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Pittsburgh Nation Comment:
As a former East Liberty resident, I am thrilled but not surprised to see so many great projects developing in the neighborhood. East Liberty has scored big coups in recent years with the addition of Whole Foods, and now Borders. Whole Foods draws people from around the region, and at times has required traffic police to handle the number of shoppers. The addition of residential units in the core of East Liberty will help cement the success started with the retailers.
Kudo's to East Liberty Development, Inc. for their tireless work for the neighborhood.
Did you Know:
At one point in it's history, East Liberty was the third largest shopping district in the State, behind downtown Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
By Ron DaParma
TRIBUNE-REVIEW REAL ESTATE WRITER
Saturday, February 25, 2006
A Colorado-based developer hopes to bring a mix of 50 to 60 loft-style condominiums and retail, office or community uses to a pair of East Liberty buildings, another step in that eastern neighborhood's revitalization.
A partnership headed by Mark Meiser, owner of Meiz Development Co. in Denver, recently entered an agreement to purchase the five-story former YMCA building at 120 S. Whitfield St. and a neighboring two-story structure on Penn Avenue that once housed a truck dealership.
Meiser and a partner, Denver businessman Michael Zeitlin, have hired Semple Brown Design P.C., (SBDesign), a national architecture and design firm with offices in Pittsburgh and Denver, to design the still-unnamed project.
The development, which could cost between $15 million and $20 million based on preliminary estimates, is envisioned as part of a wider development plan for a four-block area surrounding the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, dubbed East Liberty Town Square.
Read More at The Tribune Review
Pittsburgh Nation Comment:
As a former East Liberty resident, I am thrilled but not surprised to see so many great projects developing in the neighborhood. East Liberty has scored big coups in recent years with the addition of Whole Foods, and now Borders. Whole Foods draws people from around the region, and at times has required traffic police to handle the number of shoppers. The addition of residential units in the core of East Liberty will help cement the success started with the retailers.
Kudo's to East Liberty Development, Inc. for their tireless work for the neighborhood.
Did you Know:
At one point in it's history, East Liberty was the third largest shopping district in the State, behind downtown Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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