10/14/2026
We have some new friends who might think this is just another Jeannette sh*tpost page, like another notorious page that shan't be mentioned here, but this one is legit.
Or, it will be. Just hang on.
The two of us - Hannah and Kramer - picked up this gem from the Westmoreland Redevelopment Authority late last year and entered into an agreement to rehab the old, neglected beauty before you. We've been under agreement with the county for just under a year at this point. They've been an amazing partner in all of this
To ensure the longer-term financial viability of this project, and to address a critical shortage of quality downtown housing, we tackled the apartments first, with the Land Bank's blessing.
Obviously we would've loved to be working on the commercial space by now, but a long cold winter and lots of little summer surprises put us a little bit behind.
It's a 120 year old building in Jeannette. It's gonna be a toy box full of surprises.
We're close to having the first apartment complete, and the second will be a breeze after, as all the hard work is already done.
Why are we just close and still not done? Well, Hannah and I still work our 40 hour jobs every week and put almost every other free second we have into fixing up this beauty so we can get on to what we really wanted this property for - the downstairs bar space.
This isn't our first project on Clay Ave. We renovated 200 Clay top to bottom a few years ago. We knew going into 627 Clay that a building abandoned for nearly a decade would challenge us in ways our DIY skills have yet to be challenged. But we've met the challenge head-on.
The bar will be the Jeannette Bottleworks, a love letter to the generations of gritty, hardworking men and women who hauled 16 tons day after day, just for the reward of a cold b**r at the end. And it'll be a celebration of the current age of men and women who likewise put in a hard week and want to put their week - and their wh***ey - on ice. Isn't that neat?
For now, this page serves as a repository for renovation pics, dated memes, and cringey puns to keep the coals of our collective excitement stoked.