The historic Troy Hill Fire House is slated to house a taproom and farm-to-table community market. Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board on Thursday unanimously voted to sell the Ley Street site to QGE Holdings LLC for $300,000, contingent on a cooperation agreement with the URA and the city. A renovation
The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority’s affordable housing preservation program launches Friday. The program, first presented to the URA board in January, aims to provide financial assistance to owners of affordable housing units. The URA hopes the help will dissuade the owners from shutting down the affordable units or converting them
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority has named Susheela Nemani-Stanger as its executive director. She will be the first woman to take the role. Nemani-Stanger assumed the role of acting executive director after Greg Flisram resigned from the post at the end of last year. “I’m proud to say that I’ve watched
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority has agreed to sell the former Letsche Elementary School in the city’s Hill District to a developer that will revitalize the historic building as part of a mixed-income housing development. The project, called Letsche School Apartments, will include 42 apartments in the former school building, as
The study from the Brookings Institution points to a lack of state funding for economic development and says a shortage of education and job opportunities for marginalized groups further stunts growth.