City View
City View is a 300 ft residential highrise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1964 and has 26 floors. It is tied with the Commonwealth Building and The Carlyle for the 26th tallest building in Pittsburgh.Photo: Alekjds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: tower block
- Also known as: “City View Apartments” and “Washington Plaza”
- Address: 1420 Centre Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.
PPG Paints Arena
Stadium
Photo: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. PPG Paints Arena is situated 920 feet west of City View.
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Trevin Shirey, CC BY 2.0.
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is a Black Catholic parish in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894 and became a personal parish for African-Americans in June 2020. St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is situated 420 feet north of City View.
UPMC Mercy
Hospital
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
UPMC Mercy is a main hospital facility of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is located in the Uptown section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Duquesne University, and a few blocks from the PPG Paints Arena and downtown Pittsburgh. UPMC Mercy is situated 1,500 feet south of City View.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uptown Pittsburgh and Hill District.
Uptown Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
Photo: Ronjamin, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from South Side.
Hill District
Neighborhood
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.
City View
- Categories: tower block, building, and residential building
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.4404° or 40° 26′ 26″ northLongitude
-79.9865° or 79° 59′ 11″ westLevels
24Height
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
87G2C2R7+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 276176767OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q524673
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“City View” goes by many names.
- French: “City View”
- French: “Washington Plaza”
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