{"id":224108,"date":"2026-03-17T19:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/224108\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:19:07","slug":"panera-bread-in-south-oakland-closes-as-pitt-moves-forward-with-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/224108\/","title":{"rendered":"Panera Bread in South Oakland closes as Pitt moves forward with redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"

PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

South Oakland\u2019s Panera Bread<\/a> has closed.<\/p>\n

The Panera was located at 3401 Boulevard of the Allies, a site the\u00a0University of Pittsburgh<\/a>\u00a0has long sought to redevelop. A former Quality Inn,\u00a0Walnut Capital became involved with plans to redevelop the building in the aftermath of the pandemic<\/a>. <\/p>\n

After Walnut Capital dropped out of the project,\u00a0Pitt partnered with Philadelphia-based Radnor Property Group in 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the university said the Panera closure was \u201cin accordance with the redevelopment plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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