The Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved a plan to convert the former steam heat plant into housing. | Google Maps / 120 Cecil Place
A former power plant in Pittsburgh will be converted to housing, reports Madaleine Rubin in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved the adaptive reuse plan last week. “Developers will maintain an existing smokestack atop the structure that once generated steam heat and energy for other Downtown properties. But new stainless steel tiles will adorn the facade, while inside the building, 97 apartments will add to the city’s affordable housing stock — the latest in a string of conversion projects in Downtown.”…