Plan for condominiums advances in Garfield

Plan for condominiums advances in Garfield

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 16, 2007
By Ann Belser

The plan to build the Glass Lofts in Garfield on Penn Avenue calls for two buildings joined by a bridge at the corner of North Fairmount Street.

The project has been put together by Friendship Development Associates, which has spent $600,000 on acquiring the 3.2-acre site and paying architects and engineers fees.

Arthur Lubetz, the architect for the buildings, said the bridge joining the two structures will create an open arcade so that people can easily get to the back parking lot from the front of the building. He said that view of the street from the parking lot will also make it seem less isolated and safer to park there.

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