Owners Of Pittsburgh Nuisance Bar Trying To Sell It

PITTSBURGH, PA — An Oakland bar that a judge ordered to close for a year last November apparently will not reopen under its current ownership.

The Panther Pit on Meyran Avenue is for sale, according to a Facebook post by David Glickman, president of Keystone Real Estate Advisors. Glickman called the property "a rare Oakland opportunity" with three outdoor decks, three levels, a full kitchen and a nearby high-density population of students, faculty and medical workers.

An asking price was not listed in the post.

The court order for the bar to close for a year was issued after Allegheny County Stephen Zappala's office had filed a complaint alleging that the bar on the University of Pittsburgh campus had been operating as an unlicensed speakeasy, serving alcohol without a liquor license. The complaint also alleged the Panther Pit did not check the IDs of patrons and charged $20 for entry and unlimited alcoholic drinks.

The complaint outlined 39 police responses to incidents that occurred or involved the Panther Pit, dating back to 2022. The majority of incidents listed were fights and heavily intoxicated underage
individuals admittedly drinking at the Panther Pit.