East Liberty YMCA building being converted into condos

East Liberty YMCA building being converted into condos

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - January 24, 2008

By Mark Belko

 

Part of goal to build 1,000 housing units in city neighborhood

 

The YMCA building and four old dilapidated townhouses in East Liberty could get a new life as condominiums with the help of $1.1 million in funding, most of it from a subsidiary of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle and other officials will hold a news conference this morning to acknowledge the $885,000 loan awarded by the Landmarks Community Capital Corp. to help finance the projects. The city Urban Redevelopment Authority is supplying $250,000 toward the YMCA project.

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