$1.5M loft-style apartment property opens in Shadyside, nearly 100% occupied

Pop City - September 10, 2008
By Jennifer Baron

Shadyside’s latest loft-style apartment welcomed its first tenants last week at 521 Shady Ave.

Designed by Perfido, Weiskopf, Wagstaff & Goettel, the $1.5 million project represents two decades of planning for residential property management firm Franklin West, Inc.

Located blocks from Shadyside’s Walnut St. and S. Highland Ave. commercial districts, the three-story elevator building houses 12 one-bedroom apartments, 11 of which are rented. Units range in size from 615 to 743 square feet and feature a washer/dryer, bamboo floors and silver-finish appliances. The 11,000-square-foot building includes three interior and nine exterior parking spaces. Contractor was RDC Construction, Inc.

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