Research on the Potential Student Housing Site in Pittsburgh

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GIS DATA COLLECTION

CITY-SCALE ANALYSIS

PROPERTIES FOR SALE / NEIGHBORHOOD CORPORATION RESEARCH

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ZONING REGULATION RESEARCH

SITE VISIT & MORE DETAILED SITE ANALYSIS


? ArcGIS全称Geographic Information System(地理信息系 统),用户可用其来收集、组织、管理、分析、交流和发布地 理信息。作为世界领先的地理信息系统 (GIS) 构建和应用平台, ArcGIS 可供全世界的人们将地理知识应用到政府、企业、科

技、教育和媒体领域。 ArcGIS 系统可以被视为一个绘制地图和地理信息的基础架构, 这些地图和地理信息可以用于部门内部、整个企业、多个不同 组织之间和用户社区以及外部网络供所有人访问。 来自各行各业成千上万个组织的人们将 ArcGIS 应用到多种不 同的领域,包括规划和分析、资产管理、经营意识、现场操作

(例如移动检查和应急部署)、市场调研、资源管理、物流、 教育和延伸服务。 美国的大城市一般都拥有完善的开放数据平台,政府及相关组 织会定期发布并更新GIS数据供社会各界下载使用。



? Top 3: Oakland Shadyside Squirrel Hill

Other Neighborhoods: Bloomfield

East Liberty Greenfield Friendship Point Breeze Highland Park Lawrenceville Source: CMU & Pitt Official Website .



Major GIS Data Source of Pittsburgh: WPRDC (Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center)


Major GIS Data Source of Philadelphia: PASDA (Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access)


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Pittsburgh’s 2016 MVA utilized data that helps to define the local real estate market between July, 2013 and June, 2016: • Median Sales Price • Variance of Sales Price • Percent Households Owner Occupied • Density of Residential Housing Units • Percent Rental with Subsidy • Foreclosures as a Percent of Sales • Permits as a Percent of Housing Units • Percent of Housing Units Built Before 1940 • Percent of Properties with Assessed Condition “Poor” or worse • Vacant Housing Units as a Percentage of Habitable Units The MVA uses a statistical technique known as

cluster analysis, forming groups of areas (i.e., block groups) that are similar along the MVA descriptors, noted above



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OLD POINT PARK PLAY HOUSE

Site address: 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Lot and block numbers: 0028-J-00266-0000-00 Current ownership: Point Park University Current tax assessment of parcels: Land value $436,400 + Building Value $4,210,300 = Total Value $4,646,700 Neighborhood in which site is located: South Oakland






OPR-D ZONING PURPOSE “To encourage the redevelopment of the Boulevard of the Allies as a grand boulevard and an entrance to Oakland and Schenley Park as well as an attractive connection to Downtown; To create consistency in scale, size and design of buildings on the Boulevard of the Allies in order to reflect the desire to create an urban boulevard; To address the need for an alternative and safe pedestrian environment which promotes strong connections between neighborhoods on both sides of the street.�

SPECIFIC PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLAN STANDARDS 1. Any parking area adjacent to the Boulevard of the Allies must be adequately screened from view with decorative fencing or landscaping. 2. New construction shall maintain a fifty percent building frontage along the established build-to-line. 3. Varied building designs that avoid long, flat facades are required, and continuous linear z 4. Each principal building on a site shall have a clearly defined, highly visible entrance. Main entrances to buildings should be emphasized using larger doors and framing devices such as deep overhangs, recesses, peaked roof forms, an arch. This entrance shall face the Boulevard of the Allies. 5. Sidewalks at least six feet in width shall be provided along the Boulevard of the Allies, and at least one continuous pedestrian walkway must be provided from the street to the principal building entrance. 6. Street trees are required along the entire site frontage along the Boulevard of the Allies according to standards outlined in Section 918: Landscaping & Screening Standards. Additional landscaping shall be in the required twenty-foot front setback with the purpose to screen buildings and parking areas; such landscaping shall be a considered in the Project Development Plan review process. Use of earthen berms, low walls, ornamental fences and other such screening types should be considered as components of the landscaping plan in the front yard setback.


Site Development Standard Minimum Lot Size Maximum Floor Area Ratio: When not located within 1,500 ft. of a Major Transit Facility When located within 1,500 ft. of a Major Transit Facility

OPR-D Regulation None 4:1 5:1

Maximum Lot Coverage

80%

Minimum Front Setback

20 feet

Minimum Rear Setback: When not adjacent to way When adjacent to way

20 feet 0 feet

Minimum Sideyard Setback

0 feet

Maximum Height*

60 feet

* Additional height above sixty (60) feet in the Oakland Public Realm Subdistrict D shall be allowed in accordance with the Special Exception procedures of Section 922.07 with the following standards: The maximum height shall be eightyfive (85) feet; The additional height will not create detrimental impacts on nearby properties through consideration of the additional traffic impacts caused by the additional height, the impacts on views from such properties, and the impacts of the bulk of the buildings on such properties.


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BIRDVIEW OF THE SITE


STREET VIEW AROUND THE SITE


NEARBY BUS STOPS AND ROUTES


NEARBY BIKE STATIONS AND ROUTES


NEARBY PARKING LOTS


SLOPES AND GRADING


SUNLIGHT ANALYSIS Sun Shadow of the Summer solstice 12 pm

Sun Shadow of the Winter solstice 12 pm


FLOOD ISSUE


SOIL TYPE


GIS DATA COLLECTION

CITY-SCALE ANALYSIS

PROPERTIES FOR SALE / NEIGHBORHOOD CORPORATION RESEARCH

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ZONING REGULATION RESEARCH

SITE VISIT & MORE DETAILED SITE ANALYSIS


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