Letter to Oakland property owners from City Council President Kraus regarding Oakland Gateway Ventures project

Please click here to see a letter from Pittsburgh City Council President Bruce Kraus. The letter clarifies the City of Pittsburgh’s position on the Oakland Gateway Ventures project and their alleged threats of using imminent domain to acquire property along the Bates Street corridor. 

OPDC closes on $16 million financing of affordable rental housing development in West Oakland

OPDC closes on $16 million financing of affordable rental housing development in West Oakland

Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (OPDC) has closed on a $16 million financing package for Oakland Affordable Living, a 49-unit affordable housing development made possible through Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and a Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) soft loan, both awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)