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Fifth and Dinwiddie Community Charrette and Open House Summary

February 14, 2018

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Planning Background

The Uptown area is located between the 2nd and 3rd largest employment centers in Pennsylvania, Downtown Pittsburgh with 153,224 jobs and Oakland with 79,896 jobs. With significant growth in surrounding areas, prices in Uptown and real estate speculation have grown over the last 30 years. In the last decade, investments by major institutions and the work of community non-profits have helped to attract new housing and businesses. For these reasons, Uptown presents unparalleled opportunities to encourage investment that supports new and growing businesses as well as residents. In 2011, the City of Pittsburgh and Port Authority announced plans for a Rapid Transit (BRT) system that would connect Downtown and Oakland through Uptown. The first step in this process was the creation of a community plan, the Uptown / West Oakland EcoInnovation District (EID) Plan, to establish a vision for equitable and sustainable development in the Uptown area as a result of public and private investments.

The resulting EcoInnovation District in Pittsburgh is a groundbreaking initiative that combines the goals of both EcoDistricts and Innovation Districts that have helped to positively transform communities across the country. Following a two-year planning process that involved residents, community groups and institutions from Uptown and surrounding areas, the City adopted the plan in September of 2017.

During the planning process, focus groups with developers and community meetings both confirmed that the City’s existing land use regulations were limiting development and part of the plan’s vision for a green and equitable neighborhood could be realized if innovative new tools were introduced into the City’s Zoning Code. Planners at the Department of City Planning looked to national best practices and the p4 Collaboration between the City and the Heinz Foundation to craft a new Uptown Public Realm District and Performance Points System. The Performance Points System allows developers to take advantage of height bonuses if they provide affordable housing, build energy efficient structures, generate power renewably, manage stormwater with Green Infrastructure, rehabilitate older , or build new buildings that match the district’s historic character – all goals of the EcoInnovation District Plan. City Council adopted these new regulations into the City’s Zoning Code in December of 2017. Potential district growth was modeled as part of the planning process and is presented in the table below.

Potential Uptown District Growth based on New Plan and Zoning Today Tomorrow Households 691 2,000+ (246 affordable rental units) (400+ new affordable rental units) Commercial 300,500 sf vacant 300,500 sf rehabilitated 180,000 sf new ground floor 360,000 sf new office/research Open space 4.8 acres 15.06 acres On- and off-street parking 7,300 spaces 7,300 spaces

From November 2017 through January of 2018, the Department of City Planning and the Urban Redevelopment Authority collaborated on a community charrette for the publicly owned FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 3

properties that comprise the development site for this RFP. Teams of residents, community groups, non-profits and design professionals worked together on a morning in late November to create plans for how this catalytic site should be developed. These proposals were presented back to the community at an open house in mid-January. The resulting community ideas and input have been incorporated into the RFP.

This Document

During the charrette and open house events, we had requests both from residents and members of the development community to also publish all materials that came out of these events as attachments to the RFP. This document includes the following materials:

 Posters from the January 2018 open house that provided background and/or were used to seek input about specific features of development on the site. These images include the votes for each element.

 Posters that show site plans, site sections and massing renderings for the from each table of the community charrette in November 2017.

 Summary tables for each table design from the November charrette that also include comments provided by attendees of the January 2018 open house.

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Open house attendees preferred the taller along Fifth Ave, not as shown on Colwell Street. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 11

This site plan shows the buildings connected ~20 ft above Our Way which would remain open. The massing model does not show this connection to provide multiple options. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 12

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Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 1. Uses and Form of Buildings 1.1 How many buildings Three buildings: Reuse Four buildings: Preserve Three buildings: Reuse the Two buildings: Reuse Three buildings: At least two buildings on the and how tall are they? DPW building plus 1-2 new DPW building plus one DWP building with an addition; DPW building with an Reuse DPW building URA site with building reuse buildings. Minimize mixed use building on New building on Fifth Ave that addition up to 70 ft of and additional and expansion for the DPW footprint and maximize Fifth Ave that is 90 ft tall, is 90 ft (as high as Fifth Ave height with 45 ft along height after building. Height is up to 180 height. one block of townhomes Lofts) that potentially tiers up Fifth and Dinwiddie; New stepping back; New feet but context is facing Colwell that is 40 ft to 120 ft; Rowhouse block building covering most building on Fifth important including the use tall, with parking between along Colwell that is 2.5 floors. of the Fifth and Ave that has three of stepbacks. There was a the buildings. Dinwiddie site that has tiers from 2 to 3 to 4 preference for designs that 12 floors stepping back floors as it referenced the smaller scale after the first 45 ft/4 approaches Our of rowhouses across floors on Fifth and Way; New building Colwell. Dinwiddie and the back on Colwell with of which is 35 ft/3 floor height that tiers up townhomes. from Our Way from 2 to 3 to 4-10+ floors wrapping around park space. 1.2 What are the ground floor and upper floor uses? New building(s) on Fifth Retail Retail Retail Retail Restaurant; Grocery Retail Ave - Ground floor: New building(s) on Fifth Office Three floors of office Two floors of office, then the Two floors of parking, Parking starts on Mix of office and apartments Ave - Upper floors: (60,000 sf) with social building steps back with 3 then office, with floors 2nd floor and takes with some parking decks as services tenants; 2 floors more floors of residential. above that could be advantage of grade; needed. of residential. residential, hotel, or Market rate housing short-term housing for above parking. visiting professors/family of hospital patients. New building(s) on Retail and structured Residential (townhome) Daycare and pharmacy Residential (townhome) Housing; Affordable Residential, potentially Colwell St - Ground floor: parking. with surface parking adjacent to playspace/parklet; housing townhomes behind on Our Way. Structured parking hidden behind these uses. New building(s) on Residential Residential (townhome) Residential Residential (townhome) Market rate and Residential, potentially Colwell St - Upper floors: affordable housing townhomes FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 23

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements DPW building site - incubator and Commercial, co-working, Retail facing Fifth Ave with Retail Entertainment use Retail, potentially Ground floor: restaurant startups, makers Maker space facing Colwell. (not a rockwall, but restaurant incubator, a similar concept); outdoor Convert surface viewing/entertainment parking to open feature space with event space for outdoor movies / Penguins viewing parties. DPW building site - Upper Not specified Commercial, co-working, Maker space? Flex, tech, office, light Start-up office Creative office used by start- floors: startups, makers industrial space up businesses/business incubator. 1.3 What bonuses do your buildings use? a. Energy efficiency (15- X - 2018 building code XX X 45 ft new buildings; 30- standards 60 ft existing buildings) b. Energy generation (15- X X - Solar, geothermal, NRG X X - Solar because X 45 ft) southern exposure not shaded by School Lofts across the street. c. Affordable housing X X X - Most likely source of extra X X X (15-75 ft) 30 ft (deed restriction?) d. Green infrastructure X X X - On-site generation X X - Green roofs X (15-45 ft) (both blocks) and Colwell Trail rain gardens. e. Building reuse / X X - Height matches Fifth X X X - Reuse the DPW X matching historic Ave School Lofts building, additional character (15-45 ft) height if stepped back. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 24

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 1.4 What are other key Green roof, composting, Open/green space at Daycare; Public playground; Green roof; Urban Materials change: Fifth Ave building must features of your solar, pervious pavers, Dinwiddie and Fifth Ave Wide sidewalks; Low retail agriculture; Convertible Base is brick like include an ecoroof, solar buildings? bike share, mixed income with stormwater system; (only some on Dinwiddie); (apts, short-term warehouse roof or some combination. housing, co-share spaces, Parking garages use green Green roofs; Sidewalk cafes; housing, hotel); matching the Incorporation of other green food-based retail, roof/raingarden for Public plaza with movable Incorporates district's prevailing features are desired such as: supportive retail, cohesive stormwater; Transit plaza; seating; Fountain (water townhomes that match character, glass and composting, rainwater buildings and open space, Arcade passages; capture). and complement steel above to take reuse systems and features, plazas and park, art, water Matching height and existing neighborhood advantage of views; art, air quality monitors, reuse systems (gray character of local context character; Adaptive Not like Raleigh (no daycare, urban agriculture, water), air quality instead of maximum reuse of DPW building; unique character); district energy. Building monitoring. density; District energy Solar external shades; 3 Design should be materials that match those (geothermal, solar); Build tiers of parking; special to Uptown, of existing buildings are also to 2020 Code Energy Geothermal energy Pittsburgh, but desirable. Building designs standards (high system; Energy efficient build in modern that take advantage of efficiency). seeking certification. style and fill in Miltenberger axis and/or use missing teeth. creative setbacks and stepbacks to create unique buildings forms. 2. Uses and Form of Buildings 2.1 How much of the site Minimize building area 25% of the site is open 30% of the site, with trees on 30% of the site, with The DPW parking Up to 30% of the site (~0.7 is open space and what and maximize space; plazas on both Dinwiddie and near the vacant events, bike parking, lot is completely acres) is open space. The activities happen there? green/public space. sides of Dinwiddie - lot by DPW building engaging cafes and restaurants, converted to open majority of this open space Dinwiddie becomes public stormwater management multi-use public space. food trucks in event space; New building is aggregated into a sizable space for events. is important; Parisian space, and stormwater on Colwell wraps public park or plaza at the passage (mid-block features. around open space corner of Fifth and covered pedestrian that covers 30% of Dinwiddie, not dispersed passageway) connect that site. Amenities throughout the Miltenberger to site; Semi- near BRT station to development site in and pervious pavement and serve the stop. around buildings. Open rain garden for transit space could also be added plaza; Hardscape at Fifth to the current parking lot of and Dinwiddie with the DPW building and/or softscape further back; along Colwell. Movement through site to connect to transit; Stationary activities depend on retail use. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 25

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 2.2 Describe the open Connect plaza to Important that there are Hardscape as crushed stone; Permeable paving, DPW open space Playground/playspace, space including what Dinwiddie through public spaces appropriate for Hardness materializes as you mixed hard and has hard and accessible, bike facilities, materials are used. For art, light and streetscape users with - approach street (less softscape, urban forest. greenscaped areas, cafe seating, food trucks, example: playspace, improvements, transit, linked with social service concrete); Transparency; Bus Create an open space includes private Green Infrastructure, outdoor dining, event park connects to trail and tenants; Trees important; stations open into open space; called "Archer2" off and public space, activity areas, seating and space, plaza, natural Dinwiddie. Permeable Lots of seating. Dinwiddie that is food trucks, BRT, other features that serve area, permeable pavers, pavers/pervious surfaces terraced, active open people in buildings transit riders as well as grass lawn, planted are essential along with space framed by the BRT can view from at plaza users. gardens, etc. raingarden; Seating for station. Each terrace has least two sides; URA retail/restaurant; Water a different use and site has green roof feature along south edge provides ADA-accessible and green of Our Way; Potential entrances to commercial courtyard - could be cantilevered building over uses. Water feature that private green public plaza at Fifth and incorporates stormwater infrastructure Dinwiddie providing management as a opportunity; Also protection/cover from learning opportunity. on URA site mid- weather. Additional small passive block water park along Colwell as fountain and trail and residential gathering area amenity. Create depending on ped/bike connection housing activities. into garage. Include dog park and playground. 2.3 Describe where and Streetscape, water feature High efficiency building Permeable surfaces (grass, Included in open spaces. Green roof and Permeable surfaces that what Green to capture stormwater construction to reduce crushed stone, etc.); Green courtyard on URA connect to larger Green Infrastructure is on the (look at Larimar project) energy demand; roofs; Green space behind site; Greenscaping Infrastructure installations site. Stormwater management parking. and stormwater near the street's edge on-site; incorporated into including potential solar/geothermal/NRG DPW plaza area; rainwater reuse/water energy. Trees on Colwell. feature. Ecoroof on Fifth Ave building. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 26

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 2.4 Describe where and Gateway at Dinwiddie In Parisian Passage (mid- Old building sticks out so do In plaza spaces. Mix In courtyard - brick Public art is incorporated what public art is on the entrance, street lighting block covered pedestrian mural/green wall; Potential for public art, stormwater wall with water into the public park/plaza at site. passageway). interactive public art in the and lighting elements. flowing down; the corner of Fifth and plaza. Express cultural Dinwiddie in the form of identities (like installations that include Millennium Park); lighting and/or stormwater Attractive and elements. Murals or other experience like artwork should be Victory Lighting at incorporated into building Pitt; Quebec City walls adjacent to the park examples like big including the DPW building. drum lights / LED screens / public art structure that links to BRT. 3. Access and Parking 3.1 How do people get to Parking accessed off Our Parisian Plaza connects BRT; Bike; Some (limited) Bike trail; BRT; ADA path; Access parking off Parking garage is integrated the buildings and open Way, Residential access off with Miltenberger (mid- parking that is restricted Walking; Driving; Plaza Fifth Ave and also into the Fifth Ave building, space from surrounding of Colwell, Strong block covered pedestrian (validated) and for some site oriented to bring people from Our Way; accessed via an improved areas? pedestrian connections, passageway); Transit users; Carshare. down from the Hill. Pedestrian and bike Our Way or Colwell Street, BRT and healthy ride plaza conducts people access from Fifth and hidden from street stations access off of open around; Retail is locally Ave. views on all sides by space serving, probably not developments. If structured destination retail. parking is adjacent to Fifth and Forbes, it should incorporate architectural screening to hide its presence and be located at the 2nd story or higher. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 27

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 3.2 What are the key Access to bike share and Transit plaza adjacent to Easily recognizable; Lighted; Architecturally Connect bike path The Fifth and Dinwiddie features of your Bus plaza centrally located. the station; Dinwiddie has Connect Card integrated; Kiosk significant that will be to Colwell Trail; park/plaza incorporates Rapid Transit (BRT) stop for local to showing next bus; Opens on incorporated materially Bike share opposite lighting, seating and other station area and how connect to BRT. public space; Solar into the terraced plaza. of DPW park. elements that transit users does it work with your photovoltaic panels; Bike can also enjoy. The BRT buildings and open parking; Sidewalk no shelter should be space? occupied; Located at corner of architecturally significant, Fifth and Dinwiddie. engage the open space, and fit the character of the adjacent development. For example, solar panels could be incorporated into the shelter. Bike racks/storage, maintenance station and bikeshare should be present and bike connections clearly identified to establish this site as a multi-modal hub. Elements of this design that are in the ROW should be shown and designed, but will be built and installed by the City of Pittsburgh as part of the BRT project. 3.3 What features does Green roof, renewable Charging for electric vehicles; Electric vehicle charging; Bike share/storage; These are commensurate your Infrastructure Hub energy, urban agriculture. Bike storage; District energy Bike parking and repair Solar energy with the Performance Points include (must include at (NRG); Air/environmental area; Solar photovoltaic generation; Battery sought and the least three)? monitors. system; green storage; Smart grid. amenities/features of the infrastructure that open space. captures more stormwater than the site itself demands. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 28

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements 3.4 How have you Using subsurface parking, Grade-separated Universal design for plaza for Terraces and ramps to Parking - everything Proposals should seek to addressed through surface textures, buildings; Height based on connecting Colwell to Fifth create ADA slope and on floors; incorporate high levels of and the grade changes sound and light cues. height of hill; Higher Ave; Bus stations are open; accessible commercial Dinwiddie open accessibility through sub- on the site? buildings on Fifth; Shorter Annunciator at BRT; Some space; Tactile changes space incorporates surface parking and townhomes on Colwell. rowhouses accessible on first for the visually impaired; ramps; Accessible elevators, surface floor. Enlarged and increased spaces; All textures/lighting/sound number of crosswalks entrances at grade; changes to provide cues, crossing Fifth Ave. Grade all open and ramping through the spaces to be ADA site to overcome the accessible. Dinwiddie grade change. Elements of this design that are in the ROW should be shown and designed, but will be built and installed by the City of Pittsburgh as part of the BRT project. Comments from the Open House on the Charrette Designs Things people liked Like affordable housing Like that the DPW building Like retail presence; Like the sightline into Grocery store would Like solar panels; (individual comments) (x2); is repurposed for co- Like free space for people to the school lofts (x2); be good; Like the additional floors on Like green roof; working/business startups connect and do things; Like the triangle open Like the event the DPW building. Note: When the same Love the open space (x2); and makers; Like street level setback to space (x2); space; comment was repeated Like the retail; Like the townhouse or provide more space of Like the terraced open Like the sightline to multiple times there will Play areas for families; rowhouse scale on Colwell cafes/restaurants without space and opportunities the school; be a “x2” or “x5” next to Taller structure along (x7); impeding on public sidewalk it provides for public art; Like mix of it for the number of Colwell. Like height; space. Like the added floors on residential and times it was repeated. Like Dinwiddie paving. top of the DPW building retail; (x3); Foot traffic would Like playspace area and increase; open space somewhere Like density. in the neighborhood so residents (e.g., in School Lofts) can walk to them. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 29

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements Things people disliked Buildings are too tall (x3); Add more green space Would like more open space Please don't close off Not enough green Too tall (wants no taller (individual comments) Need more green space. (x2); like Table 1 design. Our Way (x2); space; than four floors). Break up townhomes; Concerned about Too tall/wall (x3); Note: When the same Backyards for townhomes; building height and its Need to step back comment was repeated Push massing back to impact on an attendee's on Dinwiddie; multiple times there will Colwell as the hillside house nearby; Blocks Dinwiddie; be a “x2” or “x5” next to probably won't be Need more density; Don't block it for the number of developed. Increase transparency sightline; times it was repeated. and solar panels. Encapsulated community; Put in more park or open space (x2); Step back floors added to DPW building more from Fifth Ave. FIFTH AND DINWIDDIE COMMUNITY CHARRETTE AND OPEN HOUSE SUMMARY 30

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Common elements Other input Add indoor community Consider shading on Avoid displacement of Housing should be Mix of affordable Space for Dinwiddie (individual comments) center/recreation center; potential mixed- residents while allowing new moderately priced as and market rents residents to get to know Need to address traffic income/for sale development; opposed to affordable (x3); Fifth Ave residents Note: When the same speed; townhomes in adjacent How do we make developers due to concentration of DPW building area (interaction?); comment was repeated No highrises; areas; keep the open space affordable housing in should blend art Need bus connection from multiple times there will Should build houses on Think about pedestrian cool/inviting?; area; space and event Fifth Ave to Centre Ave on be a “x2” or “x5” next to Colwell and they should traffic impacts; If building goes over Our Way Consider putting plaza space; Dinwiddie; it for the number of be a mix of market and Housing should be an how do large vehicles like salt on top of a building to Speed of traffic on Include veterans housing as times it was repeated. affordable for sale units; important priority, trucks get through?; allow more intensity of Dinwiddie is a part of affordable housing Need a drugstore in the particularly affordable Townhome scale is not as office space; problem; component; neighborhood; housing; important as making sure Add more space for How safe will the Buildings should be URA and City ownership Neighborhood amenity Uptown remains a place for offices; alley between the designed around creating should result in like pharmacy is low- and middle-income Programming the open buildings be at community; development that is important; residents; space could be tough in night?; Would like indoor recreation socially beneficial (park); Consider park space to be Drugstore would be a good winter months. Consider urgent space that could integrate Buidings that are 8-9 destination public space. addition; care use; with the plaza space. stories is tall enough; Questions about how long- CVS - can include If a highrise is built, it term residents can stay when pharmacy and needs to have a distinctive development pressure comes; urgent care 24 design; Need economic and social hours; Human scale is important; opportunities; Keep DPW building should Need ownership opportunities flex space and let complement existing for existing residents (e.g., market decide use; buildings. opportunities to buy-in); Home ownership Should be opportunities for and business veterans; owners; Should be affordable retail Mimics Chatham space for entrepreneurs; Center; Think about the corner area Add green roof to and using trees or other DPW building; elements to make it feel more Want a CVS that enclosed/comfortable; provides both a Don't allow restaurants to take pharmacy and a 24 over the sidewalks; hour urgent care Vestibule entrances could clinic in one invite people into buildings; location. Link uses of the building and open space; should create private/intimate spaces for office workers and residents.