Downtown Development Activities Meetings
Offered as a way for residents, business owners, property owners, and more to provide feedback to project leaders, the Downtown Development Activities Meetings allow neighborhood stakeholders to hear about plans proposed to affect the Downtown community.
Meeting Schedule | Upcoming Meetings | Previous Meeting Agendas | What projects require a meeting? | About Registered Community Organizations
As a 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.
- You can view the 2021 Commission Calendar for the Department of City Planning’s Boards and Commissions here.
In-person meetings are currently postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. All upcoming meetings will take place virtually online via Zoom. RSVP for upcoming meetings here.
Upcoming Meetings
The Development Activities Meeting that was scheduled to take place to take place via Zoom on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. is canceled.
Previous Meetings
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Watch the July 8 meeting here.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Watch the June 10 meeting here.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Watch the May 13 meeting here.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Watch the April 8 meeting here.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Watch the February 11 meeting here.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Watch the January 14 meeting here.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
- 625 Stanwix Apartment Unit Addition
- 1001 Liberty Avenue New High Wall Sign
- Kaufmann’s Grand on Fifth First Floor Renovations for Target
Watch the November 12 meeting here.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
- Allegheny Building Residential Conversion
- 100 Stanwix Street Business ID Sign
- Maginn Lofts Window Replacement
- Fifth Avenue Place Entrance and Exterior Renovations
Watch the October 8 meeting here.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Watch the September 10 meeting here.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Watch the August 13 meeting here.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
- ProspHire Signage at 216 Boulevard of the Allies
- Bernstein Burkley Signage at 601 Grant Street
- One PNC Plaza Lobby Renovations
Watch the July 9 meeting here.
Monday, June 8, 2020
- 236 Fifth Avenue Exterior Signage for Proposed Fitness Facility
- PNC Firstside Entry Replacement
- Exterior Storefront Renovations for Aither Yoga
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown Branch Exterior Improvements
Watch the June 8 meeting here.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
For Developers & Project Owners
If you have a project that you are seeking to present to the PDP and would like to be added to the monthly agenda, please complete this form.
2021 Meeting Schedule
The PDP will host Development Activities Meetings on the second Thursday of each month as long as there is at least one project on the agenda. All projects must submit their finalized project presentation and confirm their meeting date with the PDP at least 10 days in advance of their anticipated date in order to be added to the meeting agenda. Project presentation materials should align with what will be presented to the City of Pittsburgh commission or board that the project is seeking approval from. All project presentations can be submitted to Caitlin Fadgen at cfadgen@downtownpittsburgh.com.
| Date | Time | Deadline | |||
| January 14 | 5:00 p.m. | December 30, 2021 | |||
| February 11 | 5:00 p.m. | January 29, 2021 | |||
| March 11 | 5:00 p.m. | February 26, 2021 | |||
| April 8 | 5:00 p.m. | March 26, 2021 | |||
| May 13 | 5:00 p.m. | April 29, 2021 | |||
| June 10 | 5:00 p.m. | May 28, 2021 | |||
| July 8 | 5:00 p.m. | June 25, 2021 | |||
| August 12 | 5:00 p.m. | July 30, 2021 | |||
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | August 27, 2021 | |||
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | October 1, 2021 | |||
| November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | October 29, 2021 | |||
| December 9 | 5:00 p.m. | November 24, 2021 |
Please contact Caitlin Fadgen, PDP Director of Economic Development Initiatives, at (412) 956-5147 (cell) or via email at cfadgen@downtownpittsburgh.com, if you have any questions.
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.
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