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Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Liquor License Transfer at 3315 Liberty Ave

ByEmma Gamble

On Thursday, January 23rd, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at New Alliance Federal Credit Union (3709 Butler St). The CDAM focused on the liquor license transfer for 3315 Liberty Ave (formerly Brewers Bar). Maurice Nassif, one of the new owners, was present to share the team’s…

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Updated joint LU/LC statement re: TRYP Hotel

ByDavid Breingan

Updated statement on 1/10/2025: As part of our due diligence on the future of the TRYP Hotel, LU and LC have been learning more information since our statement in December. Please see below for some clarifying details about the status of the TRYP Hotel and what we know about the proposed project at this stage. You…

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Joint LU/LC statement regarding TRYP Hotel

ByDavid Breingan

Updated statement on 1/10/2025: As part of our due diligence on the future of the TRYP Hotel, LU and LC have been learning more information since our statement in December. Please see below for some clarifying details about the status of the TRYP Hotel and what we know about the proposed project at this stage. …

Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Liquor License Transfer at 3817 Butler St
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Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Liquor License Transfer at 3817 Butler St

ByEmma Gamble

On Thursday, September 26th, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at New Alliance Federal Credit Union (3709 Butler St). The CDAM focused on the liquor license transfer for 3817 Butler St. MTK Associates were present to share their plans for the property and the reasons behind the…

Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Proposal for 62nd St Site (6111 Butler St)
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Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on Proposal for 62nd St Site (6111 Butler St)

ByEmma Gamble

On Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at Tree Pittsburgh (32 62nd St). The CDAM focused on the proposed plans from Golden East Investors (GEI) for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh’s 62nd Street Site (6111 Butler St). This presentation was a chance to…

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Recap of Mobility Enhancement District Implementation Plan Meeting – June 27, 2024

ByEmma Gamble

On Thursday, June 27, 2024, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted a Community Development Activities Meeting on the Mobility Enhancement District Implementation Plan. The meeting was hosted at Goodwill (118 52nd St) from 6:30-8 PM and also via LU’s Facebook page. There were around 25 in person attendees and 10 online participants. The meeting was…

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Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting for New Residential Development at 39th and Foster

ByEmma Gamble

The Community Development Activities Meeting for the new residential developmentat 39th and Foster was held on Thursday, May 30th, at 6:30 PM at the TRYP Hotel (177 40th St). Dalian is developing 300 new units of housing for Lower Lawrenceville and shared their plans for design and construction of this new property. Community members were…

Recap of March 2024 Lawrenceville Happenings: Crime in Review and Public Safety
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Recap of March 2024 Lawrenceville Happenings: Crime in Review and Public Safety

ByEmma Gamble

On Thursday, March 14th, the Lawrenceville Happenings Meeting was hosted at CLP – Lawrenceville (279 Fisk St) from 6:30-8 PM by Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation. This meeting was hosted in-person with 20 attendees and online via Facebook Live to roughly 14 attendees throughout the meeting. The focus of this Happenings was public safety with…

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Lawrenceville United Statement on the Milhaus Lease with Starbucks

ByEmma Gamble

Lawrenceville United is extremely disappointed to learn that Milhaus has leased a Starbucks at Arsenal 201.  Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted many community meetings with Milhaus and hundreds of neighbors before both phases of Arsenal 201. Keeping the local identity of our business district was a top priority articulated by community members, and Milhaus…

Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on URA Request for Proposals on 62nd St (6111 Butler St)
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Recap of Community Development Activities Meeting on URA Request for Proposals on 62nd St (6111 Butler St)

ByEmma Gamble

On Thursday, February 22nd, at 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville United and Lawrenceville Corporation hosted the Community Development Activities Meetings at Tree Pittsburgh (32 62nd St). The CDAM focused on the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh’s open Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 62nd Street Site (6111 Butler St). The RFP is open until February 29, 2024….