Developer: University of Pittsburgh
Project summary: Preservation Pittsburgh and the Croatian Fraternal Union nominated the property for historic designation. The nomination was accepted by the Historic Review Commission.
Preservation Pittsburgh added the Croatian Fraternal Union building to its “2020 At Risk” list of endangered historic places.
The University of Pittsburgh presented an historic preservation and early re-development plan for the building at the May 25, 2021 Oakland-Wide meeting. The University presented the plan at a required Development Activities Meeting (DAM) hosted by OPDC, the Oakland Business Improvement District, and the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning on June 21, 2021. This project had a briefing at the Planning Commission meeting on July 27, 2021. Though pieces of the property have been carefully denoted as historic, the rest of the building is set for demolition.
The University of Pittsburgh returned to the Planning Commission on September 14, 2021 for a hearing regarding the building’s demolition. While finalized plans for the site have yet to be determined, the commission approved the building’s demolition without dissent.
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Feedback summary (updated on June 21, 2021)