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 [...]
Edgewater Update, May 3rd 2011
Edgewater at Oakmont has been growing steadily! As of May 3rd 2011 twenty five homes have been sold. Edgewater’s soon to be residents are extremely excited to become part of Edgewater and the town of Oakmont. The charm, convenience, and walk-ability of Oakmont and the community design of Edgewater have been a perfect fit.
The Edgewater Team “SHINES” Even if the Sun Doesn’t!
The spring weather has tried its best to slow construction, but the Edgewater team pushes on! Edgewater’s new residents are getting excited and can’t wait to move in. The first residents will be moving into their new homes in mid to late July of this year. The weather should start to break as the Edgewater team prepares [...]
Relay for life Gala
Friday, Apr 8 7:00p to 11:30p at Futules’ Harmar House, Cheswick, PA The 4th Annual Relay for Life Gala will be held at Futules’ Harmar House. Dinner will be from 7-11:30 pm. A DJ, raffle prizes, and a silent auction with items including a signed Burton Morris/Bill Mazeroski print, Golf for 3 and lunch [...]
We’re back! Pittsburgh rebounds with 20,000+ jobs and billions invested, Brookings Institute concurs
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The Pittsburgh region is coming back strong with 20,187 sustained jobs and $1.5 billion in capital investment, according to an annual economic report released by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Partnership. Of those jobs, 11,442 were new jobs, a 66 % increase over 2009. The Washington, D.C. think tank, The Brookings Institution, [...]
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., [...]
Homes Soon to Come!
The weather has finally broke and the digging has begun. On the morning of Thursday February 17th the first scoop of dirt was moved in preperation of Edgewater’s first home. In the coming days and weeks more sites will be prepped and homes will be coming out of the ground! Stay tuned for construction updates and additional [...]
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 [...]
