While the debate over city-wide inclusionary zoning in Pittsburgh drags on, in the heart of Oakland stands The Caroline: a 118-foot tall real estate project which potentially will have an outsized impact on the fate of inclusionary zoning and the resulting affordable housing in four Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

In 2019, Pittsburgh joined the ranks of over 700 cities and towns across the country that have adopted some form of Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) in response to an affordable housing crisis and deeply rooted housing segregation. Since then, IZ — which began in Lawrenceville and now includes Bloomfield, Polish Hill and much of Oakland — has been steadily increasing access to affordable housing for low- and moderate-income Pittsburgh residents.

Pittsburgh’s IZ ordinance requires developers

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