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Big apartment plan in Oakland gets Planning Commission OK

By Tom Fontaine
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, 6:54 p.m.
Updated 8 minutes ago


Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved plans Tuesday for a 14-story development featuring 389 apartments on the site of the former Allegheny County Health Department building in Oakland.

The anticipated $66.7 million project also will include ground-level retail space along Fifth and Forbes avenues and a garage with 286 parking spaces, with 275 reserved for residents and the rest for retail customers, records show.

“We believe this development has the potential to make a positive impact on Oakland's real estate market, providing a higher quality housing choice for students and young professionals ... and extending retail amenities along the vibrant Fifth/Forbes commercial corridor,” said Wanda E. Wilson, executive director of the Oakland Planning and Development Corp.

Plans show 211 of the apartments would be studios and one-bedroom units. Another 115 apartments would have two bedrooms, while 63 would include three bedrooms.

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