Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for an affordable housing development that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in the city’s South Oakland neighborhood.
Dubbed Oakland Pride, the six-story apartment complex is set to be built on Forbes Avenue with 48 housing units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle parking spots, according to plans presented to the commission.
All of the housing units will be designated as affordable housing for senior citizens, although specific housing costs have not yet been provided.
Plans call for a seven-foot-wide sidewalk, wheelchair accessibility, an outdoor courtyard and two elevators with backup power so they could continue operating during power outages.
To represent the LGBTQ+ residents who are expected to live in the building, the site will use a “diversity of color that will change and transform as you move past this building,” said Daniel Rothschild, senior principal at Pittsburgh-based Rothschild Doyno Collaborative. Renderings show shades of green and blue.
The development is being launched in partnership with Presbyterian Senior Care and Affirmative Investments, according to information presented to the commission.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposal. Commissioners Dina Blackwell and Monica Ruiz were not present for the vote.
