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Developer opens skeptical eyes to the potential for loft living
Friday, March 7, 2003 at 12:00PM Developer opens skeptical eyes to the potential for loft living - Interest in Downtown lofts shows no signs of abating
Pittsburgh Business Times - March 7, 2003
By Suzanne Elliott
CULTURAL DISTRICT — Even after developing office and residential lofts Downtown and in various city neighborhoods for more than six years, Eve Picker says she still has to scramble for money for her projects.
"It's tough getting financing," Ms. Picker, 49, told the Business Times during a recent interview at her offices on the second floor of the Bruno Building on Liberty Avenue, a turn-of-the-century building she purchased in 1999 for $125,000. "I've really become a numbers person and skilled at leveraging every cent."
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