The Village at Pine is not your typical suburban development.

Imagine a picturesque spot with a waterfall at the corner of Route 19 and Wallace Road in Pine. That's where developer Dominic Gigliotti Sr. is building the Village at Pine's landmark sign.

Then look around at the buildings under construction in the shopping portion of the development. The brick facades, arched windows and awnings on storefronts look more like a Pennsylvania town's main street than a new shopping development.

The Village at Pine's town-center plan brings residential units together with businesses to create a neighborhood where residents can leave their cars behind and walk wherever they need to go. Residents at Tanglewood, Georgetowne, and other nearby developments will be able to do the same because sidewalks connect the developments.

"You live here, you can shop here and get all your services," said Mr. Gigliotti, of Gigliotti Holdings, developer of the 174 acres off Route 19 just north of Route 910.

Already, 134 units have been sold in the residential section that includes three-story townhomes priced above $200,000 and patio homes that cost more than $400,000. Construction by Ryan Homes is nearly complete. A park in the midst of the homes features a gazebo and play structure.

Now construction crews are working on the business phase of the development where PNC Bank already is operating. Dollar Bank, which is financing the development, soon will open. Huntington Bank also has signed a lease for a spot along Route 19, where the other banks are located.

Giant Eagle, with more than 182,000 square feet, is the anchor store and is scheduled to open in March. Getgo, Sonic and Owl Cleaners also will be there, in addition to restaurants, a sports bar, beauty salons, a nail shop, a jewelry store, a coffee shop, and a 5,000-square-foot "big name" card shop, said Mr. Gigliotti, who hesitated to name all the leases until negotiations are finalized.

Shoppers will be able to buy everything except clothing, he said. "You've got to go to Ross Park Mall for that."

"The idea of this town center is convenience," said Mr. Gigliotti. About 75 percent of the spaces have been leased, and Mr. Gigliotti said he hopes to have all of it leased by the end of next summer.

"The developer is bending over backwards to bring in quality tenants," he said. "I want to merchandise it right; the right mix, right tenants."

Restaurants are a part of the plan. Mr. Gigliotti points to the steel frame of Building 4 at the corner of Route 19 and Wallace Road. Restaurants will be housed here; a balcony/patio that encircles the building can be used for outdoor dining. Decorative accents include wrought iron arches and railing.

He also plans to transform that corner of the land into a picturesque spot with a waterfall and landscaping around the brick Village at Pine sign, the kind of place where Mr. Gigliotti said people will want to stop and take pictures.

The history of the site goes back to the 1970s. Oxford Development tried twice to develop a shopping mall there, but residents fought those plans. In 1999, Pine supervisors approved a Town Center Planned Residential Development, which was a mix of homes, shops, restaurants, recreational and institutional uses.

Oxford sold the property to Gigliotti's SGS Associates, which presented revised plans in September 2003. Pine supervisors unanimously approved plans for the Village at Pine town center development in October 2004. Along the way, the township's planning commission raised numerous objections, saying the plan did not fit the township's vision of a small-town downtown. Four commission members resigned, saying their objections were ignored.

Even today, the township and developer are working out differences. At a recent meeting, Pine supervisors discussed requirements for steps to connect the elevated shopping area with the sidewalks surrounding it.

The supervisors emphasized that they would require steps to be built at the Wallace Road/ Route 19 intersection, to connect pedestrians from the street to Building 4 at the top of the elevation. Past and present boards envisioned a mix of landings and stairs with handrails snaking up the hillside.

The spot is where Mr. Gigliotti plans the waterfall.

"That's going to be an eye-catcher if it's done right," said supervisors Vice Chairman Philip D. Henry.

But one thing is certain. Mr. Gigliotti takes great pride in the development and its details.

"I go way beyond," Mr. Gigliotti said, referring to the development's lush landscaping that includes Bradford pear trees, maples and ornamental bushes. "I like to create something nice."

Mr. Gigliotti's sons, Dominic Jr. and Franco, work with their father in the family's construction business.

Dominic Jr. refers to his father as a perfectionist.

"If he doesn't like the way something looks when it's done, he'll rip it out."

Dominic Jr. gives his father credit for having an eye for design as he points out the various details of the structures -- varied colors, styles and sizes of bricks; a false second-story facade to give the shops the look of differing elevations; mullions in the windows.

And he knows his father's pride will not stop when construction is finished.

"He's going to drive by it every day and make sure it looks perfect."