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Lawrenceville United & Lawrenceville Corporation Statement on Dijlah Shooting
October 22, 2024 Early in the morning October 6th, Malcolm Isaiah Nowlin was shot while working security at Dijlah, and later passed away from his injuries. This despicable and senseless act of violence reportedly occurred after a customer was denied entry by security to Dijlah after its after hours hookah lounge had closed. By all…
Recap from Community Meeting with the FBI
On Monday, January 28th, Lawrenceville United hosted the FBI units working on hate crimes and domestic terrorism for a presentation on hate crimes and hate incidents. Over 80 people attended. The full presentation is available HERE. Special thanks to the FBI, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 2, and all…
Updated joint LU/LC statement re: TRYP Hotel
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…
Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market is hiring a Market Manager!
ByHelenLawrenceville United and the Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee (LFMAC) are looking for a part-time Market Manager to manage and promote the Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market for the 2015 season. Job description HERE.
ZBA Approval of Variance Request for 5303 Butler St
On February 2, 2023, Albion Residential met with the ZBA to review their variance request for 5303 Butler Street. The variance requested was a 71′ high building (45′ maximum building height currently permitted). The ZBA has approved the requested variance with conditions, including: “The building design shall include 12′ stepbacks from Butler St and the…
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LU and partners head to court to defend inclusionary zoning, affordable housing, and diverse neighborhoods
Organizations representing Pittsburgh neighborhoods where housing costs are soaring filed a motion to intervene in a case defending inclusionary zoning, affordable housing, and diverse communities August 16. 2022—Pittsburgh is facing an escalating crisis in housing affordability. In response, the City passed an inclusionary zoning ordinance this spring, requiring new large developments to set aside units…

