Shadyside is one of Pittsburgh's busiest East End neighborhoods, centered on the Walnut Street and Ellsworth Avenue business districts and bordered by Fifth Avenue, Centre Avenue and the busway. Housing is a dense mix: large Victorian and Edwardian houses divided into apartments, brick rowhouses, mid-century apartment buildings, and newer condos along Fifth and Centre.
Because so many Shadyside residents rent, most requests come with two conditions: the installation has to be secure, and it has to be reversible at move-out. Solaxay finds studs in original plaster-and-lath walls rather than relying on drywall anchors, keeps the hole count to a minimum, and can patch and paint mounting holes when a lease ends. Landlords and property managers who need repeat turnover work can send a standing list.
Solaxay also serves the neighborhoods around Shadyside, including Friendship, Bloomfield, East Liberty, Point Breeze, North Oakland and the hospital corridor around UPMC Shadyside and West Penn.