Not all developers are bad. Pittsburgh just makes you think they are because it's only the huge, mega-corporation, conglomerate developers that have the resources and cash to get anything done. And those developers suck soooo much. Pittsburgh zoning all but eliminates small-time developers who really do want to improve their communities. Compared to other cities, it's absolutely insane. Cities need development and when the only ones who can afford it are the plain Jane corporations that only care about dollars in their spreadsheet, you get a shitty, boring city.

I used to live nearby and have been a few times. It's a cop bar/old man bar, not interesting in the slightest. They had a camera out front so that you had to show your face before they'd unlock the door. Rumor was so that it would keep out a....certain clientele. Dunno if that's still the case.