River Vue

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]

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
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

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

1. 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. 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.