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They had a height limit until around 1987, which is why there was a burst of towers in the late 80s and with Comcast, even more height. Pittsburgh's downtown is small in land area and mostly isn't wide in terms of streets. Cleveland has more broad streets similar to other great lake cities vs Pittsburgh's more northeastern streets.

Not sure about the windows and yeah, the fish sign going away is unfortunate... and ironic given the unwanted proliferation of signs on downtown towers.

Yeah, especially in areas like that, that lack greenery.

Redesign of Strip District office tower gets planning commission approval

It would be great to see that it bares out the areas have in fact stabilized. That said, the fundamental challenges remain.

So I know this isn't new news, but has Youngstown finally stabilized..?

I somehow missed this thread earlier. I grew up mostly there. It's sad. Steubenville has some nice bones because it was a booming little city for the first half or so of the 20th century. It still had a downtown old school department store when I was kid. It eventually died and the building taken down (it's where the Rite Aid sits).

That's rough, though I have to say (and granted not seeing the city in person), having grown up in the hard hit upper Ohio Valley, Springfield looks much better. The quote from the union worker sums up a massive problem in general when he stated his starting wage in the 90s and how the starting wage is lower today.

I've been browsing and reading more about cities that I haven't been to.. (more time these days in our Covid world). Springfield has some real gems, it's got a decent location... so why isn't it doing better? I realize that can be said of many places, but Springfield in particular as some assets, it would appear. I apologize if this make more sense for the broader City Discussion forum.

Yeah, it makes sense for that location.

Local Pittsburgh development group Troiani Group submitted this to the Pittsburgh Planning Commission. Obviously, who knows what will come of it at this stage, but it's more than a vague announcement. Troiani Group Offers the Pittsburgh Planning Commission a Commitment to Long-Term City Growth and Renewal with Signature First Side Tower The building will have 200,000 square feet of class A office space and around 150 residential units. -

The arena development continues to evolve. After a delay that upset the Penguins, board OKs preliminary plans for new FNB HQ at former arena site The Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the development business and the new First National Bank headquarters at the former Civic Arena site is back on track after the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approved plans for the 26-story office tower Thursday.

It's been mentioned on other city related sites as well. I have never read anything official, but it's been repeated a lot over years.

So odd that this is even an issue. Ohio is the midwest. PA is not. While I would prefer that the Great Lakes would be the main region that Ohio is associated with because the "midwest" is too broad, it is what it is.

I don't even think to compare city population differences when it comes to such varied political borders. That's what metros are for. City population is arbitrary in a way. But as noted, no matter how you slice it, Austin is boomin'.

These types of destination are dominated by chains. Local options are exceptions. Yes, some chains are better than others, but whether it be The Banks, Atlantic Station or the new Battery in Atlanta and similar places in other cities... it's like the are templates for chains.

I believe that he lives in Chicago, but had lived in Indy for some time. He mostly writes about the Midwest, but not exclusively. His comments section can get lively at times.

These homes and buildings are awesome and deserve to be in better shape.

It's good to see Montgomery county stable, but unfortunate that the city of Dayton is still bleeding people.

The question, without a doubt, inherently make it likely that legal residents might not fill out the form... and that it the sole intention of the question.

Busy news week. That said, the Penguins development is a believe it when ground is broken thing considering how they keep pushing it back. Yet another reason why sports teams have no place in the development business. This news sounds more imminent though. 'Let’s do something great’ — Penguins unveil big new vision for former Arena site

I hate that this happened. Youngstown just can't get a break. As mentioned, it's not large enough to have other assets, but at the same time it is large enough - and has some geographical advantages that I hope finally get leveraged and realized.

Not the takeaway I know, but Quiznos!

Agreed. I mean, it's ok, but maybe it will look a little better built...

Office complex could be the latest addition to Station Square