Greensburg officials have endorsed a proposal to transform a vacant lot on South Pennsylvania Avenue into a space for outdoor performances or presentations. City council on Monday agreed to send a letter of support for the development concept to the Westmoreland County Land Bank. The county organization has assumed ownership
Enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools is, in part, delaying efforts to tear down the former Fort Pitt Brewery in west Jeannette. Brian Lawrence, director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank, said officials are working out the best way to dispose of 3.3 million gallons
When dealing with blighted properties, the answer is almost always addition by subtraction. That scene is playing out in Vandergrift, where officials are making progress in the fight against blight. Two dilapidated and long-abandoned buildings, at 109 and 111 Washington Ave., were reduced to piles of debris after demolition crews
The site of a former downtown Greensburg restaurant that fell into disrepair and was demolished in 2021 is on the market. The Westmoreland County Land Bank is seeking proposals from potential buyers to redevelop the now vacant 5,100 square foot site at 127 S. Pennsylvania Ave. “We try our best
It was a bittersweet moment for local officials Tuesday as they contemplated the impending demolition of a 119-year-old building on Greensburg’s South Main Street. “I’m a bit torn, a bit heartbroken,” said Brian Lawrence, executive director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority, as he stood across the street from the