October 27 will mark seven years since the horrific massacre of 11 innocent worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, and the site is still awaiting its transformation into a memorial for the victims and a center to learn from the tragedy that took place there.

On Monday, the Tree of Life organization shares a new design and says it is finally ready to begin construction.

"It's seven years, and I think all of us would love to see things move faster, that the building would have been built," chairman Michael Bernstein said. "In reality, what we're doing has never been done before."

After the groundbreaking 14 months ago, the Tree of Life organization took a step back and reevaluated the project in size and cost and its impact on the neighborho

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