Boom in condo construction comes to unexpected places

Boom in condo construction comes to unexpected places

Pittsburgh Business Times - October 19, 2007
By Ben Semmes

Even with a faltering residential market across the country, local condominium developers are pushing ahead with some projects in unusual places.

One need look no further than a condo project on Greenfield Avenue to see how the condo craze has spread from Pittsburgh's affluent neighborhoods to those still untested, including Greenfield, Downtown and East Liberty.

Last year, Mike Brennan, president of Brennan Capital, paid $85,000 for the vacant three-story building at 537 Greenfield Ave.

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