![Roughly 300 new apartments may soon come onto the Central Oakland housing market, following approval Tuesday from the City Planning Commission. The commission voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to greenlight an apartment building at 3500 Forbes Ave., on the site of the former Marathon gas station.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/N_PlannComm_Via-900x562.png)
Oakland apartment building approved after delays
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
• March 26, 2021
![Pitt’s institutional master plan, which will guide University construction for the next 10 to 25 years, officially began the City Planning Commission’s formal approval process Tuesday.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/N_Planning-Commission_Via-900x562.png)
Oakland construction projects discussed at Planning Commission meeting
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
• February 26, 2021
![Jay Silverman, managing principal at Dwell Design Studios, discusses updated designs for a proposed apartment building at 3500 Forbes Ave.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/N_OPDCForbes_Via-900x562.png)
Community members raise concerns about planned Oakland apartment building
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
• December 18, 2020
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