Stalled Projects
August 21, 2009
The DOC-Economou project near Shadyside that stalled this past winter because of opposition from community groups hasn’t gotten back on track. Apparently, three developers showed interest in the former Don Allen site in Bloomfield back in April, but I have seen nothing about further progress in developing the site. DOC-Economou’s other project, a proposed $48 million hotel and condo project at the South Side Works, appears lost to the credit crisis as this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article indicates the company has been unable to secure financing.
In other news, SouthStar Development withdrew its request (according to the Post-Gazette) in May to rezone land in Ridgemont for a 400 townhome and condo community in Pittsburgh and Green Tree called City Vista at Parkway Center due to opposition by the community. You can read more about the proposed project in this 2008 Post-Gazette article.
Community Groups Indicate Interest in Don Allen Site Compromise
January 28, 2009
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that community groups which opposed the development of Baum-Liberty back in December have extended an offer indicating their interest in compromising with the developer to put the project back on track. Back in December, DOC-ECONOMOU, the developer of the site, withdrew their proposal for zoning variances after negotiations with local residents failed to gain the support of local residents. The proposed Baum-Liberty project is a mixed use development involving townhouses, condos, office and retail space, and a hotel in the Bloomfield and Shadyside area at the site of the former Don Allen Auto City on the corner of Baum and Liberty Avenues.
Baum-Liberty on hold
December 15, 2008
The proposed $230 million Baum Liberty project in Bloomfield has been put on hold while developers continue negotiations with neighborhood groups from Bloomfield, Friendship and Shadyside. The proposals for zoning variances for the seven story hotel, retail, and condominium building, across the street from the former site of the Don Allen Auto City and part of the planned seven acre mixed use development, were withdrawn after developer DOC-Economou could not reach agreement with local residents.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Developer pulls Bloomfield hotel plan – for now.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: $230M Bloomfield hotel put on hold.
Bloomfield condos
September 6, 2006
Condos on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield being developed in former Roth Carpet Building.
Source: Pop City Media.