Apartment developer Eve Picker of No Wall Productions on Wednesday launched her fourth residential development Downtown, but this one will be a first for her.
Instead of converting an existing structure into loft apartments, she is building a $1 million, three-story building at 947 Liberty Ave., which will contain four residential loft units. The first floor also will house a delicatessen featuring an open-air courtyard enhanced with artwork by James Simons.
The site, formerly occupied by a Tambellini restaurant, was acquired with assistance from the city of Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority, which — along with Dollar Bank — is financing the nearly $1 million project.
Picker said occupancy of the new building will begin in October. Rental rates will range from $1,000 to $1,400, depending on location.
Picker's other Downtown projects include the eight-unit 429 FirstSide Lofts condominium at 429 First Ave.; the office-residential former Bruno Building, at 945 Liberty Ave., which has four residential units; and the eight-unit Liberty Lofts at 905 Liberty Ave., a development by the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp.
The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects has leased the third floor at 945 Liberty while the Community Design Center is leasing the second floor.
Tedco Construction Corp. is the contractor for the new building, and Edge Studio is the architect for the 947 and 905 Liberty projects.
Picker's projects in other parts of the city include the Brake House Lofts, 18 units in the former Kerotest facility at 2501 Liberty Ave., Strip District; and the Liberty Bank Building, a combination of residential and office space in East Liberty.
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