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CBS News
6 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Construction underway on 21 West luxury apartment complex on Pittsburgh's North Shore
Construction is underway on a new luxury apartment complex that will be located near PNC Park on Pittsburgh's North Shore. The $100 million development known as 21 West is expected to be the first of its kind in Pittsburgh. The drilling for the foundation and the moving of dirt are underway on 21 West, which will open in early 2027. "We're raising a bar on living in the city of Pittsburgh," said Shawn Fox, CEO of Oxford Development. "It's an 11 story high rise with first floor retail and it has everything." The complex will be made up of 291 units with a mixture of studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom units. 21 West's top floor will have some features like a sky bar, a golf simulator room, a podcast room, and other things like that. Yes, a golf simulator room. "On the top floor, too," Fox said. "Imagine that Masters party at the golf simulator room." The complex will also have a pool that will sit above the first floor, around 20 feet from ground level. 21 West's units will all be for rent, with some designed for short stays. "We think there's a market for people traveling in for a game day and want to have an experience," Fox said. Fox says experiencing the things the city has to offer will be what 21 West living will be all about. "To live here, you have to want to be in an action where there's events, whether it's a concert, whether it's a baseball game, whether it's a Steeler game, whether it's an event at the Warhol or at the Science Center," Fox said. "So you're buying into what the action is down here, and we want to be a part of the neighborhood of the North Shore." Fox expects 21 West to attract a wide range of residents from young professionals to professional athletes and corporate professionals. Specific figures of what rent rates are expected to be haven't been released, but Fox says the rates will be competitive with other higher end locations on the city's South Side or in the Strip District and there have already been a list of people who want to be among 21 West's first residents.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hundreds of city centre apartments eyed for area slightly bigger than football penalty area
Hundreds of city centre flats could be built on land less than half the size of a football pitch, according to estate agents. A parcel of land just 0.23 acres large is up for sale on Commercial Street, next to some of the city's tallest buildings at Deansgate Square. It is being sold with 'indicative proposals' for an apartment block. But the most eye-catching detail in plans created by architects SimpsonHaugh is how many flats may be squeezed into the quarter-acre site: 200. READ MORE: The 'posh' village where you bump into millionaires and celebrities in the local bakery READ MORE: Major tram disruption with no service between THREE major city centre stops A typical football pitch takes up 1.6 acres of land, which means hundreds of people could live in an area slightly larger than a standard penalty area at 0.16 acres. Never miss a story with the MEN's daily Catch Up newsletter - get it in your inbox by signing up here The 'designs to develop a 200-unit, luxury apartment scheme' will 'reflect the area's rich industrial heritage while offering contemporary, high specification living', with a range of one- and two-bedroom flats with amenities and a rooftop terrace, estate agents CBRE said. The plot, with 'vacant office and residential accommodation', boasts riverside views of the River Medlock nearby, and is just a short walk from the Deansgate railway and Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink stations, plus a host of bars and restaurants. That makes it an ideal spot for city centre apartments, CBRE added. 'This is a truly exceptional opportunity to deliver luxury living in one of Manchester city centre's most exciting and affluent neighbourhoods,' said Kieran McLaughlin, senior director. 'With its riverside setting, proximity to the best of Manchester's offering, Riverside is perfectly positioned to meet the growing demand for high-quality urban living.' A planning application confirming final details of a scheme has yet to be finalised, meaning development will likely not start for years. But regardless of the final details of the Commercial Street scheme, hundreds more people are set to move into this part of Deansgate. Renaker is currently constructing a 51-storey tower on the other side of the River Medlock with its 494-flat Contour scheme, and has planning permission to build a new 71-storey, 213m tower called Plot D containing 642 apartments, which would overtake Deansgate Square South Tower as Manchester's tallest building.
Irish Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Apartment living on the waterfront in Dalkey for €875,000
Address : Apt 29, Bartra Rock, Harbour Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin Price : €875,000 Agent : Hunters Estate Agents View this property on When it was originally launched in the late 1990s, the Bartra Rock development on Harbour Road in Dalkey boasted some of the most expensive apartments in Ireland. Set behind electric gates and built by Noonan Construction, its 27 units are arranged around communal gardens and sit a short walk from Dalkey's historic core. In 2001, number four – one of the larger three-bedroom units with about 130sq m (1,400sq ft) of floor space – was asking IR£625,000 (€793,586). In an indication of its enduring popularity, the same unit came through the boom and the bust that followed to achieve €1.15 million, 14 years later in 2015. Hunters Estate Agents has just launched number 29 to the market and its selling points remain the same as when the units at Bartra Rock were first constructed: a bright three-bedroom apartment with uninterrupted, panoramic views of Dublin Bay, stretching from Howth Head to Dalkey Island. Decorated in muted maritime hues and located in one of Dublin's most sought-after communities, the unit lies on the first floor and is quoting €875,000. READ MORE Extending to 84sq m (904sq ft) the living/diningroom is the focal point and has the benefit of being dual-aspect. Here, lots of glazing – with six near-full-height windows – means this space is not just bathed in light, it is soaked in sea views. These views are further enhanced by the apartment's three balconies: two off the main and third bedrooms respectively and one accessed from the diningroom, providing superb spaces to sit and observe the rhythms of the sea and its marine traffic. Thursday evenings are particularly interesting here with yacht racing in the bay and the sight of mainsails and spinnakers adding interest along the sea front. A separate kitchen has views to Dalkey Island and serves the dining area. The property also has two bathrooms: one off the hallway and an en suite to the principal bedroom, which has secondary access from the hall. Bartra Rock, Dalkey, Co Dublin Livingroom and dining area Hall Livingroom Balcony views The property has three bedrooms, two of which have balconies Balcony Kitchen Second balcony What is on sale here is a slice of coastal living in the C1-rated apartment, which has double-glazed windows throughout. Within walking distance to the popular villages of Dalkey, Glasthule and Sandycove, it is close to Bullock Harbour where you can buy fresh fish on the pier, or indeed if you don't feel like cooking, have it served up locally at Caviston's of Sandycove. The harbour also has an angling club, Dalkey Sea Scouts, a diving club, a kayak club and a slipway to launch boats that don't have moorings (permission for same is given annually by Dublin Port Company). In terms of access to the city and beyond, the Dart and bus to the city centre and Aircoach to Dublin Airport are all close by, though with views like this, you'd hardly want to leave.
The Guardian
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Court rejects developer's bid to turn Sydney boarding house into luxury apartments
A court has rejected a developer's bid to turn a boarding house into luxury apartments in a case the lord ayor of Sydney hopes will set a precedent to stop the ongoing loss of affordable housing. In the wake of the court's decision the mayor, Clover Moore, has also called on the Minns government to allow significant loss of individual homes as a ground for rejecting development applications. Developer LFD Homes took the City of Sydney to court over its decision to block its application to turn a boarding house – which housed 28 mostly elderly men on Selwyn Street in Paddington – into four dwellings. In findings handed down on Thursday, the NSW land and environment court sided with the City of Sydney on the grounds of social impact and the loss of affordable housing, finding that the 32-room building should be retained because the proposal 'would result in the unacceptable loss of affordable rental boarding house accommodation in the local area'. The decision followed a protracted community campaign from residents and their neighbours to retain it. But it came too late for the 28 men living there, who were handed eviction notices last October and have all since left. Jeff Elliott was one of the 28 men who were evicted. The 61-year-old, who works as a postman, had lived in the boarding house for more than 20 years. He left just a few weeks ago. 'It was a family,' he said of the bond he had with the other men living there. 'We barbecued together, we shared Christmas together, we did everything together.' 'I haven't seen them since we left.' Mike Mannix, one of the neighbours who started the community campaign, said the court's decision was bittersweet and he felt as if they had failed the men. 'They were our friends and we didn't want to see them go from our community,' he said. 'At least this very dark cloud has a silver lining and hopefully we can set a precedent for the future.' Moore also acknowledged the decision had come too late for the men who had to leave their homes. Last year, in an unprecedented move for the council, it offered to buy the boarding home from the developer after a successful motion moved by the Greens. The NSW government also agreed to pitch in a portion of the cost to buy it. The council said the developer has not yet indicated a willingness to sell. It remains unclear what the developer will do with the building after the court's decision. 'Sydney should not simply be an enclave for the rich,' Moore said. 'We need more housing, not less. That's why stories like this are so confronting and why the city rejected this development application in the first place,' she said. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email 'We are hopeful the decision will set a valuable precedent that stops the loss of affordable and diverse forms of accommodation to private residential development across the state.' Moore said there were about 4,000 rooms in boarding houses across the City of Sydney's local area, but that number was shrinking because there was 'greater profit in converting these buildings into a small number of luxury residences'. 'The NSW government needs to urgently implement the recommendations from the statutory review of the Boarding Houses Act and consider significant loss of individual homes as grounds for rejecting development applications to avoid this devastation in the future,' she said. The recommendations of the boarding house review – which was handed down in 2020 – include establishing minimum standards for 'reasonable notice' to evict a boarding house tenant. Boarding house residents are not protected under the same tenancy laws as renters, which now include provisions to protect renters from no-grounds evictions. Elliott has been living at his sister-in-law's home in Redfern. He said he has been offered to move into another boarding house, but he has rejected the offer because he now feared the insecurity. Mannix said the men were relocated in 'record time' and have been relocated across the city, including in the inner west, Penrith and Malabar. Sylvie Ellsmore, the Greens councillor who moved the motion for the boarding house to be bought by the council, said the court's decision was 'historically unprecedented' and reflected how dire the housing crisis is. 'Five or 10 years ago, we probably wouldn't have got this decision, but the scale of the housing crisis has changed,' she said. Ellsmore called for the NSW state government to buy boarding houses – which are privately owned – and turn them into public housing. 'This is quite a dense type of housing that already exists that can provide housing for lots of people,' she said. LFD Homes was approached for comment.
Zawya
10-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Permasteelisa Gartner wins facade contract for Dubai tower
UAE - Permasteelisa Gartner Middle East, a part of leading international façade specialist Permasteelisa Group, has been appointed by London Gate to provide design and engineering services as well as manufacture and installation of 60,000 sqm of bespoke unitised façade on its key project - Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower, Dubai. The contract award came following a direct request from London Gate for Permasteelisa Gartner Middle East to be the preferred façade contractor of choice, said the company in a statement. Permasteelisa Gartner said the design of Aeternitas Tower, inspired by the intricate sophistication of the iconic Aeternitas Mega watch by Franck Muller, will be the tallest branded residential tower in the world at 450m – and the clock will be the highest! It is located centrally, with views to rival all apartments in Dubai Marina, overlooking Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach Residence and Ain Dubai. Permasteelisa Gartner Middle East said the design work had already commenced, with completion expected in July 2027. Once completed, the tower will boast 649 units, with a mix of one- to three-bedroom apartments, in addition to villa and mansion duplexes. With housekeeping, a concierge service, and a 24-hour valet and porter, residents will have access to hotel-like services and facilities, but with the privacy and comfort of home. Shared amenities range from health facilities, including a gym, padel court, spa, yoga studio and swimming pool, to cultural spaces such as a cinema, music room and library, said the statement. Alessio De Mitri, Executive General Manager for the region, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed as the specialist façade contractor on this prestigious scheme." "Permasteelisa Group began working in the Middle East in 2006 and since then we have completed over 50 projects, including many iconic buildings in UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower will be a fantastic addition to our already impressive portfolio," he stated. Permasteelisa Gartner Middle East has bases in Dubai, Riyadh and Doha, from which industry-leading façade design and engineering is being offered along with the FaçadeCare expertise to protect, maintain and enhance core assets through managed, tailored programmes of inspection and maintenance.
