River Vue

Apartments at River View is a 16-story apartment building in Downtown Pittsburgh, featuring panoramic views of Point State Park and the confluence of the city's three rivers.[1] The facility has 218 luxury apartments, with 2012 monthly rent reaching $5,500 in the top floors.[1] The newly remodeled building, rechristened Apartments at River View, opened for residents in May 2012.[2] The building was cited by the Wall Street Journal as an example of the renewed livability of Pittsburgh.[3]

Apartments at River View
River View building, viewed from the North, May 2013.
Former names	Pittsburgh State Office Building (1957-2010)
General information
Type	Residential building
Location	Downtown Pittsburgh
Address	300 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°26′26.4″N 80°0′22.1″W
Completed	April 26, 1957
Renovated	2010
Renovation cost	$45 million (2010-2012)[1]
Owner	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1957-2010) Millcraft Industries, Inc. (2010-2022) Berger Communities(2022-Present)
Technical details
Floor count	16-story

The former Pittsburgh State Office Building, as viewed in 2010 from the West End Bridge

The building was originally the Pittsburgh State Office Building, a state-owned office building housing governmental offices.[4] In March 2009, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sold the office building to Millcraft Industries of Washington, Pennsylvania.[5] The sale was criticized by Pennsylvania State Auditor General Jack Wagner, who noted that the $4.6 million sale price was half its appraised value.[5] He said that the plan would cost the taxpayers nearly $55 million in leases to move state workers to other buildings.[5] The replacement located include 11 Stanwix Street, 411 Seventh Avenue (the Chamber of Commerce Building), 301 Fifth Avenue (Piatt Place).[6] James Creedon, the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, who managed the sale, said that the state saved $14 million by selling the building rather than renovating it.[7]