A former slag heap in Pittsburgh’s East End is one step closer to becoming a solar farm. The sprawling lot near the edge of Frick Park will soon be cleaned up to make way for a 15-acre solar farm and expansion of green space thanks to $2 million in federal
Pittsburgh and the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority said Thursday that the URA closed on a $31.6 million bond to support affordable housing initiatives in the city. Officials have not yet released a plan detailing how the money will be spent. City Council voted this summer to provide the URA with
A new batch of affordable housing conversions is in the works for downtown buildings as developers pursue properties with limited other interest and the city works to provide various sources of public support.
The former chief human resources officer at Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority filed a federal race discrimination lawsuit against the agency and its former executive director on Tuesday. Columbus Brooks, who is Black, is suing the URA and Gregory Flisram, who left the organization late last year to return to private