River Vue

Residential building in Downtown Pittsburgh

Apartments at River View

River View building, viewed from the North, May 2013.

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 / 40.440667; -80.006139
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
The former Pittsburgh State Office Building, as viewed in 2010 from the West End Bridge

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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Grant, Tim (May 9, 2012). "The week that was for 03/04/12: Business news in review". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2. ^ Erdley, Debra (May 25, 2012). "State building reopens as apartments". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
3. ^ Sadovi, Maura Webber (March 13, 2012). "More Living in Steel City". Wall Street Journal.
4. ^ "Pittsburgh State Office Building". Pennsylvania Department of General Services.
5. ^ a b c Stouffer, Rick (August 27, 2009). "Pennsylvania auditor general critical of State Office Building sale". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009.
6. ^ "PA agencies begin move from State Office Building in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Business Times. December 18, 2009.
7. ^ Spatter, Sam (July 30, 2010). "Ex-State Office Building to be apartment units". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

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