Construction of a 60-unit apartment complex in Mt. Lebanon is now underway.

Oxford Development Co., Green Development and Allegheny County Housing Authority have partnered on the project at 2903 Midland Ave., at the intersection of McNeilly Road and Midland Avenue, according to a news release.

The opening is planned for February 2019... Read More.

It has been more than a decade since Point Park University began assembling property for what at the time seemed like the most fanciful of scripts — the eventual move of the Pittsburgh Playhouse to Downtown.

But, on Monday, as Point Park President Paul Hennigan surveyed the construction taking place on a 560-seat theater just a couple of blocks from his Downtown office, the fanciful was fast becoming reality... Read More.

It’s a bit like Uber, without the self-driving cars: Tech company DoorDash offers door-to-door delivery handled by “dashers,” who sign up to work as little or as much as they choose.

As of today, DoorDash is now operating in the Pittsburgh area, making our region the company’s 56th major metropolitan market. In addition to the city, the service is available in Robinson Township, Green Tree, Bridgeville and Mt. Lebanon.

Between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m, people in those areas can order from hundreds of local restaurants including Primanti’s, Kaya and Bluebird Kitchen, as well as national chains such as Houlihan’s, PF Chang’s and Buca di Beppo. .. Read More.

After decades of making offers without success, it appears New Kensington finally will buy the Schreiber Industrial Park.

Stretching over 66 acres in New Kensington and Arnold, the park occupies the lion's share of riverfront property within the cities.

State and local officials announced the sale plans Monday while highlighting more than $23 million in state investments in New Kensington over the past three years... Read More.

UPMC is taking a step forward in developing its new Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital at its UPMC Mercy campus in Uptown.

The hospital system presented the basic outline of its new proposal for the UPMC Mercy campus to the Pittsburgh Planning Commission, seeking a revision to its 2021 master plan in order to make way for the new facility... Read More.

A former Caterpillar facility in which the Fortune 100 company operated a long-wall mining division has been sold.

Wisconsin-based Estes-Green recently sold the 78,000-square-foot distribution facility after more than 40 years to the interests of Blaise Larkin, of Madison Realty Group LLC.

Pat Tracy, of TARQUINCoRE LLC, who represented the property for sale, said it sold for $2.815 million in a deal that closed recently... Read More.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is talking to several potential operators about a proposed Downtown movie theater, including one affiliated with billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Kevin McMahon, the trust’s president and CEO, confirmed that the organization has talked to Landmark Theatres, co-owned by Mr. Cuban, a Mt. Lebanon High School graduate, about the proposed five-screen Sixth Street multiplex. .. Read More.

On Thursday, Pittsburgh was one of 10 new cities chosen to join the Smart Cities Collaborative, part of the nonprofit group Transportation For America. 

The initiative aims to help city leaders put their heads together to tackle shared challenges surrounding transportation. For instance, as the technologies that support ride-hailing and self-driving cars become more common, cities are working to figure out how they might complement existing transit systems instead of cannibalizing them.

The 22 participating cities—there were 12 returning from the inaugural cohort—have to be ready to share what they learn, said the collaborative’s director, Russ Brooks... Read More.
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