URA - Urban Redevelopment Authority Of Pittsburgh.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is the City of Pittsburgh’s economic development agency, committed to creating jobs, expanding the City’s tax base and improving the vitality of businesses and neighborhoods. The URA achieves this mission by assembling, preparing and conveying sites for major mixed-use developments; and by providing a portfolio of programs that include financing for business location, relocation and expansion, housing construction and rehabilitation, and home purchases and improvements.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
July 12, 2009
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh intends to apply to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for up to $30 Million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) funds. Through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, the Federal Government will competitively award NSP2 funds to help address foreclosure and vacancy issues in cities and states across the country. Eligible uses of the funds include acquiring and rehabilitating foreclosed and abandoned property, land banking property, demolishing property, and redeveloping vacant land into housing.
The following neighborhoods qualify for the NSP program: East Hills, a portion of East Liberty, a portion of Garfield, Homewood North, Homewood South, Homewood West, Larimer, Upper Lawrenceville, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, a portion of Hazelwood, Middle Hill, Upper Hill, Polish Hill, Marshall-Shadeland, Perry South, Spring Garden, Spring Hill-City View, Allentown, Arlington, Beechview, Beltzhoover, a portion of Carrick, a portion of Knoxville, a portion of Mount Washington, Mt. Oliver, Sheraden, Crafton Heights, and Elliot.
View the URA's DRAFT application here. View a list of eligible census tracts here. Public comment will be accepted until July 12, 2009. To submit your comments regarding this application, please email Jessica Smith Perry, Manager, Housing Development or call 412.255.6575.
For further information on the NSP 2 program, see HUD's website at www.hud.gov/nsp.
June 11, 2009
Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Fund Now Accepting Applicants
The Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Fund is a revolving loan fund for start up and growing businesses including emerging technology based firms, such as Information Technology, Life Sciences and Green/Energy and other start up enterprises, providing low interest loans for working capital and related start up costs, as well as couple clients with a technical assistance consultant. Guidelines are available here. For more information, contact the Business Development Center at 412.255.6669.
June 11, 2009
Former Miller School
The URA is pleased to announce the release of an RFP for the former Miller Elementary School located at 61 Reed Street in the Hill District. (Please note this is not the current Miller School located at 2055 Bedford Avenue.) Learn more >
June 4, 2009
Allegheny Riverfront Vision Public Meeting
The URA, in partnership with the Department of City Planning and Riverlife, and Perkins Eastman will host the first Allegheny Riverfront Vision community meeting on June 25, 2009 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Heinz History Center. Learn about the planning process and take part in setting goals for the future of our riverfront. Learn more >
May 22, 2009
Pittsburgh Ranked in Top 25 Cities for your Career!
Pittsburgh has increased investment and job creation, realizing a 1.6% increase in the number of jobs, despite the national economic downturn. There are thousands of jobs available in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region, and we have just been ranked one of the top 25 Cities for Your Career. View all the job opportunities available to you and imagine your new job in America’s Most Livable City!
May 8, 2009
Former Prospect School
Prospect Elementary/Middle School, Mount Washington
The Pittsburgh Public School District (“PPS”) in cooperation with the URA and the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (“MWCDC”) invites developers to submit proposals to purchase the site and to design and develop the building.
Learn more >
May 8 , 2009
Pittsburgh Public Schools Portfolio
The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Education has formed a partnership with the URA to market their portfolio of 22 closed school buildings. Learn more >
May 7, 2009
URA Executive Director Recognized
Rob Stephany, URA Executive Director, was recognized for Successful Leadership in Community Visioning at the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group’s Annual Meeting. PCRG is a Pennsylvania non-profit consortium of community-based organizations that represent low- and moderate- income neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh.
April 28, 2009
Homes Available for Purchase
Interest free, deferred second mortgage financing is available to help purchase URA-sponsored newly constructed or rehabilitated single family homes. Learn more >
April 14 , 2009
Tax Abatement
Multiple tax abatement programs exist for development and rehabilitation in the City of Pittsburgh. Abatement of City, County, and School taxes may be made available for your project.
Learn more >
AVAILABLE SITES
URA properties and sites are available for purchase and development.
See available sites in various neighborhoods throughout the City of Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY CENTER
The Pittsburgh Technology Center (PTC) is a state-of-the-art riverfront office park and regional center for research and development. PTC provides an attractively designed, high-quality environment to meet the needs of both established and new companies involved in the development or application of advanced technologies. Several sites are available, all with nearby parking facilities (now under construction).
RECENT SUCCESSES
URA taps into Pittsburgh’s future prosperity by partnering in leading edge developments.
The URA is involved in hundreds of projects throughout the City of Pittsburgh. Find out more about our most visible projects today.
SUMMERSET AT FRICK PARK
is a public-private effort that develops a former brownfield while reclaiming, restoring, and beautifying lost park lands and critical environmental areas. This land reuse and land reclamation project of a former slag heap establishes a new high-density urban community and extends and rehabilitates an existing urban park, Frick Park.
SOUTH SIDE WORKS
is a $323 million redevelopment that furthers the City's economic development policy to reposition former vacant, underutilized industrial properties for new job creation and employment opportunities. It is a mixed-use development that includes residential, commercial, light industrial and Research & Development land uses.