A development company received approval from the City Planning Commission to demolish the facade of an old Downtown Pittsburgh office building and replace it with a mixed-use residential building with the caveat that the project takes into consideration noise concerns from surrounding neighbors.
The approval allows iPenn Ventures to replace 933 Penn Ave. with 70 housing units, 10 of which will be reserved for people making 50% of the area median income [AMI]. The project is in a historic district and previously received approval from the Historic Review Commission
The new building will also feature an outdoor deck area designed for a restaurant, a detail that had several residents concerned about the continued buildup of the area as a destination for young, late-night party-goers
One resident of a nearby building, Candice Komar, attended Tuesday’s commission hearing and said she was concerned about the area becoming overdeveloped.
“After multiple additions to the neighborhood, it’s a completely different character, I feel like we have a nightclub situation, a place where the young people come to party,” she said.