Gateway Towers: Lifestyle Advantages
Whether you prefer the bustling energy of downtown living or the peaceful comfort of ample green space, Gateway Towers has the best of both worlds.
Nestled in a park-like setting on the shore of the Allegheny River, Gateway Towers rises above a spacious and lush, landscaped plaza and the adjoining 36-acre Point State Park (its total reconstruction and rehabilitation to be completed in 2009-10).
Spring tulips and flowering shrubs enliven the Gateway Towers Plaza
The extra-large windows of the building offer unparalleled views of Pittsburgh’s famous Point, its impressive skyline, our three beautiful rivers, and the downtown’s unique setting nestled amidst the verdant hills. Gateway Towers is just a few minutes’ walk to the city’s waterfront parks and trails as well as to Pittsburgh’s famously compact downtown area.
A happy congruence:
a convenient and accessible downtown,
a welcoming and spacious Point State Park,
and Gateway Towers Condominiums
You don’t need a car at all to take advantage of everything that’s going on downtown, because nothing in the Golden Triangle is more than a fifteen-minute walk away! It’s an easy walk to Pittsburgh’s downtown attractions, including the rich Cultural District with Heinz Hall, Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, the Byham Theater, the O’Reilly Theater, the CLO Cabaret Theater, and numerous art galleries. The city’s world-renowned symphony, the opera and the ballet, plays and musicals, jazz and popular music – they are all in your neighborhood when you live at Gateway Towers.
Sports venues PNC Park and Heinz Field (both of which are visible from some units in Gateway Towers) are just a quick walk or (soon) light-rail ride across the Allegheny River. So are the Carnegie Science Center, the Andy Warhol Museum, and Pittsburgh’s new casino (coming in 2009). Mellon Arena is similarly accessible on the opposite edge of downtown. In the the fountain at PPG Place entices with its dancing waters. Come winter and the fountain is transformed into an outdoor skating rink.
Dozens of restaurants in the Cultural District, in revitalized Market Square and elsewhere in the Golden Triangle reflect Pittsburgh’s diverse cultural heritage. Culinary specialties from around the world - including Mediterranean, Spanish, Italian, Greek, French, Japanese, Mexican, and American cuisine - can be found within a few blocks of Gateway Towers.
The Regatta in the summer, Light Up Night in November, First Night on New Year’s Eve, the annual Three Rivers Arts Festival, fireworks on the 4th of July and after many Pirate games, a farmer’s market in Market Square, holiday parades, gallery crawls every quarter, free outdoor concerts – Downtown Pittsburgh has all of this and more. And when you are living in Gateway Towers, it’s right outside your door (and windows)!
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This essay about the joys of living downtown could have been written by any number of Gateway Tower residents: both new and long standing: Why we moved to Downtown Pittsburgh
(updated 1/30/10)