In my role as President of the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation, I am honored to be a part of an institution that works to promote, organize, and develop Pittsburgh’s Brookline Neighborhood. Our commitment to the families, businesses, schools, and churches is what drives the all volunteer staff. Our web site is an extension of our mission to support Brookline and I hope you take the opportunity not only take a virtual tour of our community but to stop by to shop, eat, drink, or live in one of Pittsburgh’s best kept secrets.

Established as a shopping district in the 1920’s for a rapidly growing community, Brookline Boulevard has weathered the many changes and challenges in the way retail business operates. During it’s 85 year history, the Boulevard has evolved as well. Its convenience has made it home for over 90 businesses and services along it’s mile long Mainstreet style business district. Brookline Boulevard has national firms such as CVS, Blockbuster, and Sunoco; strong regional businesses such as CoGo's, Medicine Shoppe, and National City Bank. It also boasts a collection of local restaurants, pizza shops, bakeries, florists, a wine and spirits store, a beer distributor, barbers, hair salons, assorted service businesses and the ethnic foods landmark Pitaland. The Boulevard also has several medical and dental offices, as well as institutional and governmental offices. Carnegie Library recently spent 2.5 million dollars on renovating the Brookline Branch which was completed in late 2003. The Boulevard’s wide and open feel with substantial pedestrian traffic and access to public transportation is a strong asset for operating a business. Being a secondary traffic artery, there is ample visibility and opportunity for small businesses that are astute to the needs of their customer and can create an experience of uniqueness that individuals seek.

In the July 2006 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine, Brookline was featured in an article entitled: “10 Neighborhoods You Need to Know About”. There are 130 municipalities in Allegheny County and over 80 distinct neighborhoods in Pittsburgh alone, but Brookline easily met the criteria of good housing stock, affordability, ease of commute and shopping, and most of all a strong sense of community. Brookline is the second largest neighborhood within the City of Pittsburgh with over 23,000 residents. The community has a strong core of youth activities, political activism, civic and religious organizations as well as amenities such as two city parks and a newly renovated Carnegie library. It has the convenience of a Mainstreet style business district with 90 businesses along a one mile stretch of Brookline Boulevard. Brookline is great place for individuals and families who are seeking undiscovered value through good urban demographics and housing stock, easy access to all major roads, a main street business district, a great library, a strong program of extra-curricular sports for kids and a sense of community for all of us who want Brookline to continue to thrive.