The Hill CDC acquired the building thanks to a $260,000 loan from Landmarks Community Capital, a non-profit lending subsidiary of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. Tunstalle said while giving back by hiring local employees is important, he’d like to do more, but he’ll have to grow to do that.
“How big? I don’t know, but I want to continually grow,” he said.
“I’d like to get to the point where I can start a program to teach residential and restoration work. It’s not like building from the ground up. You’ve got walls that don’t meet at right angles, uneven floors—we have to show these kids all that. But for that, I’ll have to grow to where I have enough guys that can supervise my other jobs.”
That growth will continue shortly when he starts his next restoration—again in the Hill.
“We’re doing a complete remodel of the Hill District Federal Credit Union,” said Tunstalle. “We already put a new metal roof on the building. So, we’re getting there.”
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