Apartments at River View | |
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Former names | Pittsburgh State Office Building (1957-2010) |
General information | |
Type | Residential building |
Location | Downtown Pittsburgh |
Address | 300
Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40°26′26.4″N 80°0′22.1″W / 40.440667°N 80.006139°W |
Completed | April 26, 1957 |
Renovated | 2010 |
Renovation cost | $45 million (2010-2012) [1] |
Owner |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1957-2010) Millcraft Industries, Inc. (2010-2022) Berger Communities(2022-Present) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 16-story |
Apartments at River View is a 16-story apartment building in Downtown Pittsburgh, featuring panoramic views of Point State Park and the confluence of the city's three rivers. [1] The facility has 218 luxury apartments, with 2012 monthly rent reaching $5,500 in the top floors. [1] The newly remodeled building, rechristened Apartments at River View, opened for residents in May 2012. [2] The building was cited by the Wall Street Journal as an example of the renewed livability of Pittsburgh. [3]
The building was originally the Pittsburgh State Office Building, a state-owned office building housing governmental offices. [4] In March 2009, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sold the office building to Millcraft Industries of Washington, Pennsylvania. [5] The sale was criticized by Pennsylvania State Auditor General Jack Wagner, who noted that the $4.6 million sale price was half its appraised value. [5] He said that the plan would cost the taxpayers nearly $55 million in leases to move state workers to other buildings. [5] The replacement located include 11 Stanwix Street, 411 Seventh Avenue (the Chamber of Commerce Building), 301 Fifth Avenue (Piatt Place). [6] James Creedon, the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, who managed the sale, said that the state saved $14 million by selling the building rather than renovating it. [7]