Please join us for a community meeting at 6:30 pm at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination (5006 Penn Avenue) on Thursday, November 10th. Hough’s brewpub in Greenfield is proposing a new brewpub at 4568 Penn Avenue and will be presenting their plans.
Please join us for our annual Spring Membership Meeting & Board Elections on Thursday, June 11th at 6 p.m. The agenda will include: Board Elections: Each of the 14 candidates for the Board will share a few words about who they are and why they want to be on the Board. Open Q&A/comments: LU staff will respond…
12.26.2014 Owners of the site have added additional office space to the site that sits on the river side of Butler and stretches from McCandless to 53rd Street. An existing driveway and curb cut from Butler is being reused for site access, and the office space will include PERSAD Center and a tech firm as tenants. Long term plans…
Lawrenceville United (LU) works to improve the overall quality of life for Lawrenceville residents and stakeholders. LU has worked over the past thirteen years to eliminate blight throughout Lower, Central, and Upper Lawrenceville by targeting nuisance and problem properties and prioritizing the demolitions, acquisition and redevelopment of such properties. As part of this process,…
We’re sad to share that Loretta Millender, who was known as the “Bible of Lawrenceville,” passed away Tuesday 12/6/22 at home after battling cancer for many months. A longtime Lawrenceville resident who helped found Lawrenceville United in 2001 and stayed involved through our 20+ years as an organization, Ms. Loretta was a true community builder:…
On Tuesday March 19th, the Abbey Group, LLC presented their plans for 4635 Butler Street. The community, in general, seemed interested in their plans and ideas for the space. Nearby residents expressed concern over parking and noise. LU will be working with the owners on plans to mitigate the impact that the establishment could have…
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…
