Carnegie's West Main Street retail/residential complex advances
Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 12:00PM Carnegie's West Main Street retail/residential complex advances
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 10, 2007
By Carole Gilbert Brown
After an October 2005 fire snuffed out a thriving business area on Carnegie's West Main Street, council President Dorothy Kelly tried to look at the bright side: "Out of something like this comes opportunity," she said.
That chance is at hand, as borough officials are set to approve a $3 million retail/residential complex for the abandoned lot that once housed the Red Onion restaurant, Fidelity Bank and National City Bank.
Action is expected at council's next meeting Monday.
Paragon Land Development Co., of Franklin Park, plans a four-story structure with retail on the first floor and 10 condominiums, and nine lofts on the upper floors. The residential units will have access to a private open-air courtyard and parking at the rear of the structure. They will sell for approximately $140,000-$250,000, depending on the number of bedrooms.
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