Work on August Wilson House wins Master Builders’ Association Award

MEMBERS OF A. MARTINI & CO., ALEXIS RUSSELL OF RUSSELL GENERAL CONTRACTING, AND MEMBERS OF AUGUST WILSON HOUSE WITH AWARDS RECEIVED ON FEB. 29 FROM THE MASTER BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PA. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO)

The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that the creation of a museum and arts center at August Wilson House, on Bed­ford Avenue in the Hill District, earned a Master Builders’ Association of Western Pa. Building Ex­cellence Award for 2023.

ALEXIS RUSSELL OF RUSSELL GENERAL CONTRACTING HOLDING
AN AWARD FROM THE MASTER BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF
WESTERN PA.

The award, for renova­tion between $2 million and $5 million, was pre­sented to A. Martini & Co., led by CEO Angelo Mar­tini. Over the 12-month project, work on the mu­seum and arts center was also done by Russell General Contracting, co-owned by Montae and Alexis Russell, two Afri­can Americans based in Pittsburgh.

ERVIN DYER, ALEXIS RUSSELL, DENISE TURNER AND PAUL ELLIS WITH THE AWARD

All of the awards, 10 in total, were presented to eight firms during an event, Feb. 29, at Acrisure Stadium.

– Rob Taylor Jr.

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