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Recap from Housing For All: Community Feedback & Call to Action

ByDavid Breingan

Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, Councilwoman Deb Gross, and the Department of City Planning held the third and final “Housing For All” community meeting on Monday, November 5th from 6-8 p.m. at Goodwill of Southwestern PA’s Workforce Development Center. The meeting focused on the proposed Interim Planning Overlay District (IPOD) for Lawrenceville that would implement inclusionary…

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Recap from Housing For All: Inclusionary Zoning as a Tool to Preserve Affordability

ByDavid Breingan

The second of three “Housing For All” community meetings was held on Wednesday, October 17th at 6 p.m. at Goodwill of Southwestern PA’s Workforce Development Center. The meeting focused on Inclusionary Zoning as a tool to preserve affordability. Please see below for materials and notes from the meeting: Presentation from Lawrenceville United & Lawrenceville Corporation…

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Recap from Housing for All: The State of Housing in Lawrenceville

ByDarrell Kinsel

Many thanks to the Office of Councilwoman Deb Gross, Lawrenceville Corporation and the Department of City Planning for partnering on this effort.  The hosting partners provided updates on the state of housing in Lawrenceville, displacement, and what’s being done about it. Thank you to all of the attendees who shared their stories and experiences. Be sure to check…

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Joint Statement Regarding Holy Family Site

ByDavid Breingan

June 20, 2018 Joint Statement Regarding Holy Family Site Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation are pleased that 44th and Summit Development LLC has voluntarily withdrawn the demolition permit application for the Holy Family church, filed on May 29, 2018. Completed in 1940 to serve the growing Polish immigrant population in the Lawrenceville area, the church…

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Inclusionary Zoning Explained

ByDavid Breingan

As Lawrenceville’s housing market has exploded, one of Lawrenceville United’s top priorities for the neighborhood is preserving affordable housing. One tool LU has advocated for is Inclusionary Zoning (IZ). For more information on Inclusionary Zoning, please see the brief on IZ below. To download as a printable document, please click here.   Inclusionary Zoning (IZ)…

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Update on Lawrenceville Nomination to the National Registry of Historic Places

ByDavid Breingan

Representatives from Michael Baker International, the City of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office attended the 10th Ward Block Watch on 2/13/2018 to provide an update on efforts to nominate Lawrenceville to the National Registry of Historic Places through the National Park Service. For more information, please see the presentation below. Presentations will also…

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Notes from 12/07/2017 Community Meeting on Washington VoTech Building

ByDavid Breingan

Lawrenceville United facilitated a community meeting on Thursday 12/7/2017 with Josh Aderholt of Century Equities to provide an update on construction at the former Washington VoTech. Please see below for meeting notes and an updated site plan/renderings: Meeting notes from 12/7/2017 Updated site plan and renderings This community meeting was focused on construction and its…