River Vue apartment views start at $1,330
Many people entered and exited the 16-story State Office Building in Downtown Pittsburgh after it opened in 1957. You may have stood in line there to renew your driver’s license. But no one lived there, until it opened as River Vue apartments in 2012.
Millcraft Industries paid $4.6 million for the 16-story building at 300 Liberty Ave. in 2009 and converted it to 218 luxury apartments — studios, one- and two-bedroom units and six two-story town homes. Rents range from$1,135 to $3,450 per month.
Windows provide panoramic views of the city, including the Point, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River. All tenants have access to an outdoor terrace deck, an optimal observation point for fireworks and parades.
Since the high-rise is pet friendly, workers in nearby offices frequently get to see and greet leash-walked dogs on Downtown streets. For dogs and their walkers, their “backyard” isnearby Point State Park.
About 40 tenants have pets, said Justin Horvat, director of residential property management for Millcraft. Each apartment is allowed up to two pets — dogs or cats. There is a one-time pet fee of $200 plus $35
additional per month.
River Vue has become home for professional athletes who live there during the season and for newly transplanted corporate executives who are getting to know the city. They often choose one of three onebedroom apartments that are available for less than a year for $3,800 a month. That includes parking and all furnishings right down to linens andtowels, Horvat said.
So which Steelers, Penguins and Pirates have lived at River Vue?
Horvat won’t say. But he did say that all three of those apartments are now available.
They were very much in demand in 2019, he said. “That dried up with COVID.”
This year is looking much bettter than 2020 for all apartments, Horvat said. Eight apartments were leased on Feb. 1.
“The is the busiest February we have had in years,” he said.
Here’s what else is available now at River Vue:
• Three studios with 588 square feet of living space for rents of $1,330-$1,520.
• Thirty-four one-bedroom apartments with 894 square feet for $1,135-$1,925.
• Eight two-bedroom, two
-bath units with 1,145 square feet for $1,875 -$3,450 per month.
Parking is not included in the rent. That costs an extra $210 per month, with 24/7 valet service.
For more information: go to rivervuepgh.com or zillow.