Edgewater at Oakmont was recently presented with a 2011 Commonwealth Award. The award was specifically given in the category of “Building a More Perfect Pennsylvania”. The designation was awarded on behalf of 10thousand Friends of Pennsylvania. 10thousand Friends of Pennsylvania is an organization that prides itself on leadership in the arena of smart [...]
Category Archives: Media Coverage
Lower Burrell-to-Pittsburgh rail service draws private funding
By Michael Aubele, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Saturday, October 1, 2011 About the writer Michael Aubele is a Valley News Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724-226-4673 or via e-mail. A proposed commuter rail service connecting Lower Burrell and Pittsburgh has attracted private funding to cover half its estimated $350 million cost, a project [...]
HGTV Comes to Edgewater at Oakmont!
HGTV to visit Edgewater! Model Home Open House With HGTV Sunday, Sept. 11th at Edgewater at Oakmont From 12:00 – 3:15 p.m. You can experience the HGTV Interior Design Competition “Showhouse Showdown”. The first 100 visitors have the opportunity to VOTE on the winning design! EVERYONE who attends will have the opportunity to [...]
Construction is Under Way at Edgewater at Oakmont
Plum-Oakmont Patch The first family is expected to move in to the new housing plan in July. By Heidi Dezayas , June 3, 2011 Construction crews are back on track with building new homes at the Edgewater at Oakmont housing development. After recent weeks of nonstop rain, crews weren’t making much progress, said Jason Corna, [...]
Steel-town brownfields becoming waterside homes, offices
By The Tribune-Review on May 10, 2011 Tom and Deneen Loughran like living in Pleasant Hills, but the empty-nesters have their sights set on a change: They are buying a $375,000 house in Oakmont along the Allegheny River. The couple found the Edgewater at Oakmont development attractive because of the diversity of homes it will [...]
Move over, Honolulu; Pittsburgh’s No. 1 in U.S.
London-based Economist Intelligence Unit lists the ‘Burgh as the ‘most livable city’ Tuesday, February 22, 2011 By Julie Percha, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette Chalk it up as another win for the City of Champions. A new study released Monday from the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit listed Pittsburgh as the “most livable city” in the U.S., [...]
walkscore.com rates Edgewater at Oakmont in the 80′s!
Walkscore.com is a great website that allows people to see the walkability of a certain areas within, towns, cities, and states. The Edgewater neighborhood adjacent to College Avenue within the town of Oakmont is rated as very walkable, which means the majority of errands can be accomplished on foot. Walkscore.com com goes on to say [...]
Edgewater Featured on WPXI Channel 11 News
Recently, WPXI Channel 11 News broadcast a story on the redevelopment and revival of land that has been neglected in the Pittsburgh area. Edgewater was chosen as the focus of the discussion and the story allowed viewers to get a look at our region’s newest sustainable community. Watch the video below for some great shots [...]
Edgewater Featured in Oakmont Community Newsletter
Edgewater was recently featured as the cover story for the April issue of the Oakmont Community Newsletter. The article provides a few nice photos of the groundbreaking event that took place back in March as well as a few more details about the project. We at Edgewater appreciate local media coverage most of all, as [...]
