Development Activities Meetings
OBID is a Registered Community Organization (RCO) with the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. The RCO designation provides OBID a formal role in the current development projects and neighborhood planning processes. Please use this platform to learn about current Development Activities Meetings (DAM), provide feedback on proposed developments and plans for Oakland projects requiring a public hearing and meet a development threshold.

The Next Development Activities meeting in Oakland is on Monday, July 11th at 5:30PM via Zoom.
Walnut Capital and Strada will be presenting to the Oakland community their plan for Parcel “A” of Oakland Crossings. The proposed 2.66-acre development, located at 3401 Boulevard of the Allies, seeks to construct a multistory mixed-use building on the former Quality Inn site. Located at the intersection of Boulevard of the Allies, Halket Street, Zulema Street, and Coltart Avenue in Central Oakland, the proposed development calls for a grocery store, 426 apartment units, an integrated 438-space parking garage, and ground-floor retail uses (including a 33,000-square-foot grocery store and 8,000 square feet of additional retail space). The project will require review and approval by the City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission.
Meeting Access
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84022095504
or by phone: +1 301 715 8592
with Webinar ID: 840 2209 5504

About Registered Community Organizations (RCOs)
Community organizations often tackle a great variety of issues such as social services and community cleanups. Community organizations that are concerned with the development of the community can become a Registered Community Organization (RCO) in order to have a formal role in the current development projects as well as neighborhood planning processes.
Meeting Goals
Empower residents, property owners, business owners, and stakeholders with an opportunity to learn about proposals impacting the community and resolve concerns at an early stage of the application process.
What projects require a meeting?
A Development Activities Meeting is required for any development activity that occurs within the Oakland Business Improvemnet District that will require a City hearing and that meets at least one of the following thresholds:
- 2,400 sq.ft. of new or expanded structure
- new construction of 4+ residential units
- new or enlarged parking area with 10+ stalls
- use variances
- zoning map amendments
- project development plans
- planned developments – PLDP
- planned developments – FLDP
- master development plans
- institutional master plans
- an application to the Historic Review Commission
- an application to the Art Commission
