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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Public Hearing - 6/8/22
Description
Bill #2022-0291: Conditional Use, 300 Sixth Avenue Development
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The
applicant
seeks
a
project
development
plan,
approval
for
216,
residential
dwelling
units,
exterior
and
interior
alterations,
use
of
the
ground
floor
for
retail
sales
and
services
interior
parking
spaces,
bicycle
parking
in
approximately
4
900
square
feet
of
rooftop
amenity
space
for
an
additional
38
dwelling
units.
The
applicant
is
seeking
a
conditional
use
application
for
the
transfer
of
development
rights.
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A
virtual
development
activities
meeting
a
dam
with
the
pittsburgh
downtown
partnership
was
held
on
february
10
2022.
A
copy
of
that
dim
report
is
attached
to
council
members
report
notification
of
the
proposed
conditional
use.
Application
was
mailed
to
property
owners
within
150
feet
of
the
proposed
receiving
location
posted
on
the
city
planning
website
and
posted
on
site,
at
least
21
days.
In
advance
of
this
hearing
date,
staff
design
review
is
not
required
for
the
proposed
exterior
alterations.
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There
are
four
recommended
motions
to
the
planning
commission
recommended
motion.
One
was
that
the
planning
commission
approved
the
project
development
plan
for
216
residential
dwelling
units
recommended
motion.
2
was
for
the
conditional
use
application
for
the
transfer
of
33
dwelling
units
be
recommended
to
city
council
for
approval
recommended
motion.
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Thank
you
councilman
lavelle
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
kevin.
Mckeegan,
I'm
with
the
law
firm
of
meyer,
unkovic
and
scott.
We
represent
300
6th
avenue,
property
llc,
the
owner
of
the
receiving
property,
as
described
in
these
proceedings
with
me
today
from
strata,
architects
is
nicole.
Harkins
nicole,
is
here
to
answer
questions
should
any
come
up
regarding
the
project
details
or
the
building
itself.
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So,
as
mr
cunac
indicated,
this
is
a
proceeding
under
zoning
code,
section
9101
d1,
which
allows,
by
way
of
a
conditional
use
the
transfer
of
development
rights
between
properties
in
the
golden
triangle.
Zoning
district-
all
of
the
properties
involved,
are
within
the
golden
triangle
district,
so
that
provision
of
the
code
has
been
satisfied.
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The
receiving
property
here
is
known
as
306th
avenue
or
that
rather
that's
its
address,
but
it's
probably
more
familiar
to
folks
as
the
former
gnc
headquarters.
Building
it's
located
at
the
corner
of
sixth
avenue
in
wood
street
caddy
corner
from
the
wood
street
t
station,
and
there
still
are
on
it
a
number
of
signs
denoting
the
gnc
headquarters.
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D
So
the
package
includes
pictures
of
the
building
pictures
of
its
location.
The
one
picture
that
I
would
like
to
make
sure
is
drawn
some
attention
to
is
of
the
facade
along
wood
street.
There's
a
art
deco
glass
feature
above
the
entrance
to
the
building
known
as
the
puddler,
which
is
going
to
be
restored
as
part
of
this
project.
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D
Our
client
was
able
to
reach
an
understanding
with
landmarks
development
corporation,
who,
you
may
know,
is
the
developer
of
the
station
square
project
and
other
historic
projects
around
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Regarding
the
transfer
of
development
rights
from
two
of
its
properties
it
owns
in
downtown.
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D
D
This
is
a
rather
successful
project
by
landmarks
leading
into
market
square.
There
are
seven
dwelling
units
in
that
building
already
by
code
up
to
33.
Excuse
me
by
code
up
to
40
units
could
be
developed
there
so
by
transferring
33
landmarks
is
giving
up
the
right
to
have
additional
units
there,
but
the
seven
that
are
in
place
could
obviously
remain
so
we
would
appreciate
councils
favorable
treatment
of
this
conditional
use
request.
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E
Hi,
yes,
my
name
is
allison
keating.
I
live
on
the
north
side.
I
I
really
just
wanted
to
stress
that
we
we
should
not
be
here
right
now.
This
this
hearing
should
not
be
happening.
This
this
rule
should
not
exist
down
so
so.
For
for
folks
at
home,
downtown
housing
is,
is
restricted
to
one
unit
per
110
square.
Footage
of
the
parcel
in
in
our
densest
neighborhoods,
like
lawrenceville
mexican
war
street
south
side.
It's
it's
400
square
feet.
E
So
what
what
the
rules
are
telling
us
is
that
downtown
can
only
be
like.
Is
it
like
3.7
times
as
dense
and
housing
as
our
densest
neighborhoods,
which
you
know
if,
if
you
say
that
to
anyone,
they
think
that's
insane.
You
know
like
downtown
is
where
residential
high
rises
go.
You
know,
and
so
so
I
think
that
this
project
is
great.
It's
a
great
reuse
of
this
building,
but
you
know
this.
This
rule
really
needs
to
be
looked
at.
E
It's
replicated
in
all
of
the
sub
districts
of
downtown
and
and-
and
it
is
exactly
why
you
know
all
the
housing
that
we've
seen
downtown
developed
is,
you
know,
quote:
luxury
housing.
That's
this
is
what
people
are
upset
about.
This
is
also
why
why
having
inclusionary
zones
downtown
is
a
complete
non-starter,
because
it
is
so
hard
to
do
housing
downtown
already.
E
D
Right
now,
except
for
key
bank,
the
commercial
space
is
vacant.
The
client
does
intend
to
re-re-tenant
the
ground
floor,
commercial
space,
but
those
those
claims
are
still
in
process.
There's
no
tenants
identified
yet
and
when
the
space
is
identified,
it
will
be
upgraded
and
and
brought
up
to
current
specifications.