Downtown Development Activities Meetings
Downtown Development Activities Meetings
The Downtown Development Activities Meetings (DAM) is a forum available for residents, business owners, property owners, and other stakeholders to learn more about proposed Downtown development projects and provide feedback before the project can move forward in the City’s planning and approval process.
As Registered Community Organization (RCO) for Downtown, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) will host public meetings to review upcoming projects in Downtown before they are reviewed by applicable City of Pittsburgh commissions and boards, allowing your feedback to be heard early in the planning process. View a map of the PDP’s RCO boundary here.
All meetings will take place at least thirty (30) days prior to the applicant’s first public hearing.
Upcoming Meetings
There is no DAM for June, 11, 2026.
The next regularly scheduled DAM will be Thursday, July 9 at 5:30 PM
Previous Meetings
May 14, 2026
June 12, 2025
None / Meeting canceled.
May 8, 2025
- The Tower at PNC Plaza (300 Fifth Ave) – High-wall signage
- 500 Ross Street (BNY) – Three (3) wall mounted, internally illuminated signs
Watch the May 8 meeting here.
April 10, 2025
- 901/903 Liberty Avenue – Residential Conversion of former office building (901) and warehouse and office building (903) into 50 apartments. The two buildings and parcels are to be combined into one single parcel.
- 819/821 Penn Ave – Exterior repair, storefront replacement, and new exterior wall openings for the new Arts Landing Visitor Center.
Watch the April 10 meeting here.
March 13, 2025
- 901/903 Liberty Avenue – Residential Conversion of former office building (901) and warehouse and office building (903) into 50 apartments. The two buildings and parcels are to be combined into one single parcel.
- 819/821 Penn Ave – Exterior repair, storefront replacement, and new exterior wall openings for the new Arts Landing Visitor Center.
Watch the April 10 meeting here.
January 9, 2025
None / Meeting Cancelled
February 13, 2025
An informational briefing provided by Pittsburgh Water (formerly PWSA) staff on the “State of Pittsburgh Water”
Watch the February 13 meeting here.
For Developers & Project Owners
If you have a project that you are seeking to present at an upcoming Downtown DAM and would like to be added to the agenda, please contact:
Stephanie Joy Everett
Planning Manager
stephaniejoy.everett@pittsburghpa.gov
Downtown Development Activities Meeting Contact Info
Please contact Aaron Sukenik, VP of District Development, via email at asukenik@downtownpittsburgh.com with any questions about the Downtown DAM process.
What projects require a meeting?
A Development Activities Meeting is required for any development activity that occurs within the Golden Triangle that will require a City hearing and that meets at least one of the following thresholds:
- 2,400 sq.ft. of new or expanded structure
- new construction of 4+ residential units
- new or enlarged parking area with 10+ stalls
- use variances
- zoning map amendments
- project development plans
- planned developments – PLDP
- planned developments – FLDP
- master development plans
- institutional master plans
- an application to the Historic Review Commission
- an application to the Art Commission
About Registered Community Organizations (RCOs)
Community organizations often tackle a great variety of issues such as social services and community cleanups. Community organizations that are concerned with the development of the community can become a Registered Community Organization (RCO) in order to have a formal role in the current development projects as well as neighborhood planning processes.