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…
Lawrenceville United hosts Board elections each year to ensure that the Board of Directors of the organization is elected by the current membership and truly representing the priorities and needs of the community. LU has staggered elections, which includes at-large seats and by-ward seats, to ensure all areas of Lawrenceville are represented. This year Lawrenceville…
Calling all lovers of trees, Arsenal Park, and community! Join Tree Pittsburgh, City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division, and Lawrenceville United for the planting of about 20 new trees in Arsenal Park on Saturday 5/7/2022 from 9 AM to 12 Noon. Meet at Arsenal Park. Breakfast and lunch provided for volunteers. Please sign up at bit.ly/ArsenalTreePlanting or contact…
Lawrenceville Corporation and Lawrenceville United are providing local Responsible Alcohol Management Program training with the help of Legacy Healing Center for liquor serving establishments as part of our continued responsible hospitality work. Most Lawrenceville businesses are already RAMP certified but this is an opportunity to send new employees or send long time employees for a refresher. …
A robust community process was held in the fall of 2018 that included three well-attended community meetings discussing the state of housing in Lawrenceville and the prospect of inclusionary zoning as a way to ensure affordability as the neighborhood grows. (For all the presentations and notes from that process, click here.) On February 19th, Councilwoman…
On April 6th, over 50 residents and volunteers came out to finally transform a blighted lot into our first tree park; a design and initiative that has been underway for 5 years. Tree Pittsburgh: Lawrenceville Tree Tenders, along with board and staff of Lawrenceville United, and Lawrenceville Corporation staff worked with the crews from Western…
