Domenic Branduzzi, owner of Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville, will no longer be opening a restaurant in the Garden Theater block. While this news is disappointing, there is greater optimism than ever that our commercial corridor will soon become a lively, economic bright spot. The City’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is poised to announce the selection of one or more experienced developers who will lead the thoroughfare’s revitalization at what is truly an economic high point for the neighborhood.
Read more ...Garden Theater Block Update
Construction has begun on the water and sewer infrastructure that will serve the entire Garden Theater Block. City of Asylum Pittsburgh has entered a period of exclusive negotiations to purchase the Masonic Building for its Alphabet City project. The Urban Redevelopment Authority is reviewing the proposals of five developers who responded to the RFP for other buildings in the block.
Read more ...Garden Theater Block Development Update
Last week the City of Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Board of Directors approved a series of resolutions that will allow initial construction work on the former Masonic Temple, located in the Garden Theater Block, to move forward.
Read more ...URA and City of Asylum Remain Committed to Alphabet City in the Masonic Building
Allegheny City Development Group will no longer be the developer of the Masonic Building in the Garden Theater Block. The URA has terminated the rights of the developer and is working with City of Asylum Pittsburgh on options to keep the project moving forward.
Read more ...Garden Theater Block Development Updates
Read the latest updates about the development of the Garden Theater block including the Garden Theater, the Masonic Building and RFPs for other buildings.
Read more ...URA Grants Extension to Allegheny City Development Group for Masonic
This week, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) granted an extension until July for Allegheny City Development Group LLC to close on the former Masonic Temple on North Avenue. The Masonic building will move forward with City of Asylum Pittsburgh as the anchor tenant, and the timetable for the rest of the buildings on the block has been accelerated.
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