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 29, 2010
Environmental and Energy Community Outreach Center (EECO)—General Contractors
The Pittsburgh Economic and Industrial Development Authority (PEIDC) is seeking to identify general contractors who are interested in providing construction services for the Environmental and Energy Community Outreach Center (EECO) in the Larimer section of the City of Pittsburgh. Qualifications are requested for general contractors interested in the renovation and addition to a former gasoline station building. Learn more >
July 26, 2010
Summerset TIF Project - TIF Counsel
The Urban Redevelopment Authority is inviting firms to submit proposals to serve as TIF Counsel for the URA’s anticipated Summerset at Frick Park TIF District Plan and Financing.
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April 27, 2010
Learn how to commission public art for your
development project!
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. Download pdf >
March 18, 2010
Pittsburgh Region is Among 2009’s Top Business Investment Performers
The worst global economic conditions since the Great Depression did not deter the Pittsburgh region from being one of nation's top business investment performers. Data just released by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA) Partnership quantifies $3 billion in capital investment in the 10-county region during 2009. These investment dollars are related to 197 economic development investments begun during that same time. Learn more >
September 30, 2009
Pittsburgh Technology Center
A request for proposals is now available for the development of four build to suit sites at the Pittsburgh Technology Center, a state-of-the-art riverfront office park and regional center for research and development. Learn more >
September 22, 2009
Former Prospect 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 for the site located at 161 Prospect Street, Pittsburgh, PA. Responsibility for the selection of a Developer rests with the PPS Board of Education who will receive recommendations from the URA. 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).
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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.
WYLIE AVENUE HOMES
Wylie Avenue Homes is a 32-unit scattered site in-fill housing development that has been formulated as the first step in the implementation of the Middle Hill Housing Revitalization plan. The Wylie Homes initiative seeks to preserve existing homeownership and create new homeownership opportunities at a range of income levels. Learn more >
PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Pittsburgh Technology Center (PTC) is a state-of-the-art riverfront office park and regional center for research and development, and a nationally recognized example of brownfield reclamation. The first project in Pennsylvania to use tax increment financing, the site currently generates more than $1 million in annual local tax revenues.
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