The Shop' n Save grocery store in the Hill District will close next month, the store's owner said Wednesday.The Centre Avenue store will close on March 20, owner Jeff Ross said in a statement.Customers of the Dollar Bank branch located inside the grocery store were recently notified that the bank would close in March.Shop 'n Save opened in 2013 at a brand new store in the Centre-Heldman Plaza, giving the Hill its first grocery store in more than 30 years.Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority gave a $1 million grant for the project, and there were another $2.8 million in federal grants and tax credits.The taxpayer money went to Hill House, the developer and owner of the shopping plaza where the grocery store was built.Action News Investigates found a Hill House subsidiary owes $106,000 in back taxes to the city, the county and Pittsburgh schools for the plaza where the Shop 'n Save sits.An attorney for Ross said he's not at fault because he was paying his rent, including taxes, until last June. That's when Ross learned the money that was supposed to be going to taxes was not being paid.In a statement Wednesday, Ross said: “Our lease with the Hill House Economic Development Corporation included mutually-agreed upon requirements, and unfortunately for some time those requirements have not been met. Due to these ongoing issues, it has become impossible to operate the store in a manner that is best for the community and our loyal customers without continuing to undertake significant losses that jeopardize my other operations and employees."A Hill House spokesperson could not be reached for comment.A Subway restaurant that was also located in the new development has since closed. A Crazy Mocha coffee shop remains open.

The Shop' n Save grocery store in the Hill District will close next month, the store's owner said Wednesday.

The Centre Avenue store will close on March 20, owner Jeff Ross said in a statement.

Customers of the Dollar Bank branch located inside the grocery store were recently notified that the bank would close in March.



Shop 'n Save opened in 2013 at a brand new store in the Centre-Heldman Plaza, giving the Hill its first grocery store in more than 30 years.

Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority gave a $1 million grant for the project, and there were another $2.8 million in federal grants and tax credits.

The taxpayer money went to Hill House, the developer and owner of the shopping plaza where the grocery store was built.

Action News Investigates found a Hill House subsidiary owes $106,000 in back taxes to the city, the county and Pittsburgh schools for the plaza where the Shop 'n Save sits.

An attorney for Ross said he's not at fault because he was paying his rent, including taxes, until last June. That's when Ross learned the money that was supposed to be going to taxes was not being paid.

In a statement Wednesday, Ross said: “Our lease with the Hill House Economic Development Corporation included mutually-agreed upon requirements, and unfortunately for some time those requirements have not been met. Due to these ongoing issues, it has become impossible to operate the store in a manner that is best for the community and our loyal customers without continuing to undertake significant losses that jeopardize my other operations and employees."

A Hill House spokesperson could not be reached for comment.

A Subway restaurant that was also located in the new development has since closed. A Crazy Mocha coffee shop remains open.