New off-campus student housing, multi-purpose building planned for Forbes
By Thea Barrett, For The Pitt News
August 26, 2020
The Oakland Planning and Development Corp. held a community meeting online Tuesday night, providing a space to give updates on projects happening around the neighborhood as well as allowing community members to give their feedback. Clark Street Holdings presented its plan to develop a multi-use space, similar to the recently constructed Bridge on Forbes building, on the former site of the Marathon gas station at 3500 Forbes Ave.
Oaklanders receive updates on neighborhood projects
By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer
August 29, 2019
Oakland community members gathered Wednesday night as representatives from three different institutions — Pitt, Shadyside developer Walnut Capital and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority — provided updates on projects that affect the neighborhood. The Oakland Planning and Development Corpora...
Walnut Capital to construct building in Oakland
By Alexander Hanna, For The Pitt News
February 8, 2019
Walnut Capital, a Pittsburgh real estate developer, is currently constructing office spaces to advance Oakland and Pittsburgh as a medical and tech capital.
Longtime residents reminisce about old Oakland
By David Solomon | Staff Writer
January 8, 2018
At the corner of Bates and McKee streets sits Groceria Merante, an Italian grocery that’s been situated in the neighborhood for nearly four decades. Walk inside and Salvatore Merante, age 86, may be there to ring you up or reminisce about the Oakland he used to know — a calm family neighborhood,...