Planning Commission members on Tuesday voiced strong support for the project, but questioned its structure and design
A former boiler plant that once powered Downtown could soon add to the city’s stock of affordable housing.
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday heard plans to convert the old Phipps Power Plant at 120 Cecil Place into a new, 97-unit residential tower, with the majority of units designated affordable for residents earning between 20% and 80% of the area’s median income.
Developer Beacon Communities is partnering with the Pittsburgh Scholar House, a nonprofit that helps single parents access higher education, on the project.
At least 40% of the building’s units — which range from studios to three-bedroom apartments — will be reserved for Scholar House participants, said Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel’s Senior Associate Jennifer Szczesniak. PWWG is leading the design of the project.