Demolishing the former Wholey’s cold storage warehouse in the Strip District was supposed to make way for a state-of-the-art office complex. A sluggish commercial real estate market means the best the New York City-based firm can do right now is make the parcel a parking lot. Pamela Austin, president of economic development group Strip District Neighbors, did not return requests for comment. Pittsburgh City Councilman Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, who represents the Strip District, could not be reached for comment. McGill compared the change of plans at the Strip District site to a recent rethink of Walnut Capital’s expansion in Bakery Square.