The Pittsburgh Foundation

Richard K. Means Neighborhood Building Fund

Established: 12/19/1989

Richard was a Pittsburgh real estate executive and a former part-owner of The Pittsburgh Pirates. He died on Nov. 29, 2000 at the age of 55.

His family's real estate company was responsible for developing some of the city's finest office buildings and several large Downtown office towers in the 1970s and 1980s including One Oliver Plaza, One Riverfront Center and Two PNC Plaza.

Oliver Tyrone Corp. was run by his late father, Richard K. Means Sr. After his father dissolved the company in 1986, Richard organized Pittsburgh Business Properties with his brother, John.

He was also a passionate Pirates fan. When Kevin McClatchy sought investors in his effort to buy the struggling baseball team, Richard jumped in and was one of the first in the city to get behind the effort.

"Dick was one of our biggest fans," McClatchy told The Post-Gazette at the time. "He was loyal to the Pirates long before he got into ownership and was a huge fan all his life. He was a great partner and a great friend. He was the type of person who was a pleasure to be around."

The fund supports urban, especially low-income, families in the restoration or rehabilitation of their houses and their neighborhoods with preference given to housing.

Type of Fund

  • Field of Interest