Staff Writer
Photo by Eric Ayres
The city of Wheeling is set to move forward with plans to help a local developer convert the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel building into an apartment complex, complete with retail units on the street-level floor.
WHEELING — City leaders are proposing to move forward with plans for a new downtown parking garage, opening the door for a private developer to convert the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel building into a new apartment complex.
Developer Steve Coon and city leaders are expected to meet this afternoon to publicly reveal details about the Wheeling-Pitt building plans. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott this week noted that the proposed restoration has been in the works for a couple of years now, was somewhat delayed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is now ready to move forward.