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
A proposed mixed-use development on the Ohio River would enhance connections to the river and feature a Ferris wheel in tribute to the ride's inventor.
A Shadyside developer is partnering with the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp. and Larimer Consensus Group to build 10 affordable homes in Larimer. Construction will begin on the first two in the first quarter of 2022. Officials hope to have families living in them by the end
Courtesy of the Larimer Vision Plan
Workforce development and for-sale affordable homes are part of the Larimer Vision Plan. On Tuesday, City of Pittsburgh officials announced that a tax diversion program will send a $1 million grant to each initiative. The money comes from the latest phase of developer Walnut Capital’s Bakery Square project.
Bakery Square sits within the Transit Revitalization Investment District or TRID, which extends outward from the busway’s East Liberty stop in a half-mile radius. Instead of all of the tax dollars generated there going to the city, Allegheny County and Pittsburgh Public Schools, the TRID allows some revenue to be used to fund things like new bus stops or affordable housing.