PITTSBURGH (TNS) \u2014 Downtown is on its way to becoming a true neighborhood as officials Tuesday kicked off construction to turn an aging, largely vacant office building on Smithfield Street into affordable housing.<\/p>\n
\u201cProjects like this matter so much because they represent a fundamental shift in how we think about Downtown Pittsburgh,\u201d Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato said inside the building at 4 Smithfield St. at the groundbreaking for the project.<\/p>\n
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