Some of First Side's first owners already testing resale market

Some of First Side's first owners already testing resale market

Pittsburgh Business Times - November 2, 2007
By Ben Semmes

It was 2005 when newlyweds John and Christianna Elash put a deposit on a one-bedroom condominium at 151 First Side.

They closed on the Downtown condo for $235,000 at the end of July and moved in shortly after.

"This was our first place together we were going to buy," said John Elash, who works at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Downtown.

But now the pair -- who have decided to find a larger home in anticipation of starting a family -- are among at least 10 buyers at the building who are putting their units back on the market

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