Oakland
Developers reportedly looking to turn former Quality Inn into mixed use building
""What Oakland needs is density. We need a more diverse population of all income levels, all types of jobs. Right now, it's dominated so much by students that it's not really a thriving community," Todd Reidbord, Walnut Capital President said to the Post-Gazette." Read more
Pittsburgh Planning Fee Helps Revised Oakland Crossing Plan
"After months of deliberation, the City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to make a positive recommendation to City Council on the newly revised Oakland Crossings map." Read more
Pittsburgh Planning Commission backs big Oakland development proposal with caveats
"After months of controversy, the city Planning Commission Tuesday gave its support to a revised proposal designed to bring hundreds of new apartments and a grocery to part of Oakland. But it did so with reservations." Read more
Oakland Crossings deal is a win for Mayor Ed Gainey
"The approval process for the proposed Oakland Crossings development has demonstrated two very different models of public-private collaboration, and of mayoral leadership." Read more
Pittsburgh Planning Commission needs more time to decide on revamped Oakland Crossings project
"It will be another two weeks before Pittsburgh's Planning Commission makes a decision on the proposed Oakland Crossings development." Read more
Oakland Crossings commits to 10% affordable housing and will resume its stalled approval process
"On Monday, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's administration announced a deal to advance the controversial Oakland Crossings development. The changes include new promises to provide affordable housing." Read more
Plans for Oakland Crossings and UPMC tower moving forward. Here's what you need to know
"Oakland is poised to be taller, shinier and more deliberately developed following a six-hour meeting of the City Planning Commission that focused largely on the future course of the neighborhood." Read more