Current member? Lapsed member? Never heard of
us?
No matter what, join us for a drink and a snack to
meet neighbors, learn about our work to improve the
community, and find out ways to get more involved.
Wednesday, April 3rd
5-7 p.m.
Franktuary
3810 Butler Street
On Thursday, August 7th, at 6:30 PM, LU and LC hosted the City’s Department of Public Works at the Boys and Girls Club for a meeting on the Leslie Park Design. This served as the first of several community meetings to come to determine the planned redesign for the park. Below you will find the…
Lawrenceville is being nominated to the National Historic Register of Historic Places. If successful, this would list Lawrenceville on the National Register and would make certain projects eligible for tax incentives for historic redevelopment. There are NO restrictions that the program places on property owners in terms of what they can or can’t do with…
***UPDATE 6/10/19: Missed our Spring Membership Meeting? Check out the presentation here.*** Please join us for our annual Spring Membership Meeting & Board Elections on Wednesday, June 5th at 6 p.m. at the Clemente Museum (3339 Penn Avenue). There are 6 “by-ward” seats up for election (2 for each “Ward”), and 8 eligible candidates….
We hosted a terrific, information-packed workshop today with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, The State Historic Preservation Office, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, providing lots of resources available to landlords! Topics discussed include: – Historic Preservation Tax Credits for eligible unit rehabilitation – Small landlord loan program – Higher payment standards for…
3.11.2015 Owners of the building 4306 Butler Street, Joe Hilty and Emily Slagel, are planning to open a casual dining restaurant there this summer. The restaurant will be open 11am – 10pm 6 days a week (closed Mondays) and will offer mid-price options like sandwiches ($8-10) and simple entrees ($12-18). Emily, who also owns Mid-Atlantic…
In March, Mayor Peduto introduced zoning text amendments with a goal of “improving pedestrian safety, enhancing neighborhood walkability, and promoting non-vehicular mobility.” Under this proposed legislation, minimum parking requirements would be reduced from 1 to 0 in R1A (residential, single-family attached AKA rowhouse) neighborhoods like Lawrenceville. Maximum parking requirements would remain the same (4). For more…
