When plans for a proposed oasis on Pittsburgh's North Shore were announced, it created waves in the community. Pittsburghers would be able to feel like they're taking a trip to the beach without leaving town.Click the video player above to see brand new images of the Esplanade project, provided by Millcraft.Local developers at Millcraft are turning a 15-acre blank canvas into something the area has never seen before. They hope it will help make Pittsburgh a must-see destination. At the center of the Esplanade project is a 2-acre urban lagoon. A Ferris wheel is also planned.Other plans for the space include an aquarium, office building, parking garage, condo building and hotel.Click the video player above for Pittsburgh's Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey's report on the Esplanade project.The project is still 18 to 24 months from groundbreaking, so the company is in what its officials call the "sponge" stage, where they are trying to learn what everyone in the area wants to see at the site. Millcraft is listening to concerns of those in the nearby Chateau and Manchester neighborhoods - specifically regarding economic opportunity and community connection. The goal is to connect the area to Pittsburgh by expanding the current trail that runs along the river.

When plans for a proposed oasis on Pittsburgh's North Shore were announced, it created waves in the community.

Pittsburghers would be able to feel like they're taking a trip to the beach without leaving town.


Click the video player above to see brand new images of the Esplanade project, provided by Millcraft.

Local developers at Millcraft are turning a 15-acre blank canvas into something the area has never seen before. They hope it will help make Pittsburgh a must-see destination.

At the center of the Esplanade project is a 2-acre urban lagoon. A Ferris wheel is also planned.

Other plans for the space include an aquarium, office building, parking garage, condo building and hotel.

Click the video player above for Pittsburgh's Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey's report on the Esplanade project.

The project is still 18 to 24 months from groundbreaking, so the company is in what its officials call the "sponge" stage, where they are trying to learn what everyone in the area wants to see at the site.

Millcraft is listening to concerns of those in the nearby Chateau and Manchester neighborhoods - specifically regarding economic opportunity and community connection.

The goal is to connect the area to Pittsburgh by expanding the current trail that runs along the river.