The final agreement between the Greater Park Place Neighborhood Association and Paradise Development Group has been signed. This agreement outlines what Paradise will see for the development and rezoning near Penn and South Braddock for Walgreens.

This agreement restricts the developers to the taking of only one residence in that block, and further stipulates the developers purchase the two remaining adjacent homes and complete exterior renovation and restoration of those homes within a year and place them for sale on the open market.

The developers will pay for street trees for the entire block, working in conjunction with the city.

Arbitration, if needed will be provided by the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization.

Now that the agreement has been signed, the Pittsburgh City Council has passed the preliminary vote on a revised version of the zoning that matches the agreement reached between GPPNA and Paradise Development.

Thank you to everyone for all the hard work and tremendous participation throughout this process. This conflict with our city officials and Walgreens has lasted well over a year, but the final outcome is a good one for our community. We have influenced the development process into one that accommodates the specific needs of our community, strengthening an important entrance to the neighborhood. We also have show, to our elected officials, potential developers, and our selves- the commitment our friends and neighbors have for our community.