Resources for Business Owners and Developers

Public Art Resource Guide for Developers
 The URA created a resource guide with the Office of Public Art that demonstrates innovative ways to incorporate public art into development projects. Add Value Add Art shows diverse public art projects and offers practical advice about how to enhance Pittsburgh’s built environment with art.

Tax Abatement Programs and Resources
Multiple tax abatement programs exist for both commercial and residential renovation and redevelopment in the City of Pittsburgh.

Available City and URA Owned Properties
Online database of all URA and City-owned vacant land, development sites, and homes for sale.

City of Pittsburgh Data Resources
Find helpful data resources including maps of market and neighborhood conditions and trends.

Available Commercial Properties for Sale or Lease
Search for available commercial buildings and sites in the Pittsburgh Region as well as generate site-specific demographic and business analysis reports.

SBA Small Business Planner
The Small Business Planner includes information and resources that will help you at any stage of the business lifecycle.

City of Pittsburgh Guide to Permitting
Find information on the permitting process for projects in the City of Pittsburgh.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Find information on state sponsored programs.

Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
PRA markets the benefits of conducting business in southwestern Pennsylvania to companies all over the world that are growing, relocating or expanding. Find analyzed regional data.

Allegheny County
Find information on Allegheny County sponsored programs.

Allegheny County Real Estate Web Site
 Search county property tax records.

Western PA Brownfields Center
The WPBC applies academic research and decision support tools to real-world problems facing public and private investors investing in area brownfield sites.

Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship
CWE offers programs for women in business helping them advance and hone their skills by teaching them to think and act entrepreneurially and encourages women in business to focus on innovation and creativity within the context of their existing organizational environments.

Tax Abatement Programs and Resources

Multiple tax abatement programs exist for development in the City of Pittsburgh. Abatement of City, County and School taxes may be made available for your commercial or residential renovation or redevelopment project based on project type and location. Staff at the URA can assist you in making application for the product that applies to your project. Please view the Tax Abatement table for detailed information.

Local Economic Revitalization Tax Act District (LERTA) was created to improve the economic and business climate of certain residential and commercial districts by lessening the tax burden on new development. The URA will work closely with developers who wish to take advantage of this incentive by walking you through the application and public process to make utilizing LERTA as simple as possible.

Tax Abatement Table: Real estate tax abatement program comparisons.

Sample Residential Project: Detailed example of how a residential development projects' tax burdens are decreased by LERTA.

LERTA Residential Map: A detailed map of the City of Pittsburgh showing where LERTA residential tax abatement is available for residential development.

LERTA Commercial Map: The entire City of Pittsburgh is eligible for LERTA commercial abatement.

For more information, please contact Jessica Smith Perry at 412-255-6575 or .

Further information is also available online through the
City of Pittsburgh’s Real Estate Office.