Two Millvale residents aim to reopen the Millvale Studios building, which fire severely damaged in June 2017, as a makerspace featuring industrial equipment, an open work space and community resources.
Joe Martin and Oreen Cohen await the building’s inspection and appraisal so they can place their bid with the Millvale Community Development Corp. (MCDC), which owns the 216 North Ave. property. The partners said they received positive responses when presenting their plans to Millvale Council, and the Millvale Community Library, with whom they hope to partner on programming.
According to Tina Walker, an MCDC board member, a software company was in negotiations to purchase the building for $315,000 but the deal fell through after seven months of “due diligence,” due to rehabilitation costs and lack of parking.
“It is a fire husk,” Martin, a robotics engineer, designer,…
