Fifth, Forbes projects take off
Monday, August 4, 2008 at 01:00PMResidences in former stores selling briskly
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - August 04, 2008
By Mark Belko
A Washington County developer's bid to help transform the Fifth and Forbes corridor Downtown has kicked into high gear.
At the former Lazarus building at Fifth Avenue and Wood Street, steel and framing are poking above the rooftop, part of the bid by Millcraft Industries to transform the failed department store into a mix of residential, retail and office space.
The three floors being built on the roof of the four-story structure, now known as Piatt Place, will accommodate 58 condominiums, 33 of which have been sold. The first residents are expected to move in by February.
Less than a block away, the old G.C. Murphy five-and-dime store is being gutted to make way for apartments, fitness space and shops, Millcraft's other major Downtown project.
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