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The Urban Redevelopment Authority is here for Pittsburgh.
Successful economic development is not just about building projects, it’s about building people and forming mutually beneficial partnerships to transform the places in which we live for the betterment of all.
Updates from the URA regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
The URA is here for Pittsburgh. Please visit our COVID-19 page to learn more about how to get in touch with the URA during physical office closure, resources for businesses and residents, and other updates.
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Our Stories
Chicken Latino gets back on its feet with help from a URA COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Loan
“It is such an opportunity to have a business and if it wasn’t for the URA I wouldn’t have been able to open the restaurant."
Celestin Uwintonze Improved Credit and Bought a Home with the Help of HOF
“I was very conscious of the long-term costs and knew I didn’t want to buy a house that would create too large of a financial burden for me and my family. I balance my budget every month, I do one project at a time, and am careful and thoughtful with my money. The HOF helped me buy a house we love that was within our means.”
Home Rehab Helps Resident Stay in Her Home
"I decided I was going to try to stay here as long as I could and get everything I needed in the house to live in it. Jarmele couldn’t help me enough, and she reassured that I had everything organized,” said Squirrel Hill resident Elizabeth Ganley.
LandCare Participant Builds His Own Business
“Working in the neighborhood in which I was born and raised is amazing. I feel that I am giving back to a community that has given me so much,” said Jamar Cox, owner of Nature’s Grooming.
Cilantro & Ajo Purchases New Food Truck
“Believe in what you’re doing. I believe in the Venezuelan food and that’s why we opened this restaurant…With the new food truck, people are beginning to take notice” said Marlyn Parra.
Our Projects
Centre Avenue
The Centre Avenue Corridor project will lay the foundation for the transformation of 170 vacant or idle properties into multiple commercial, residential and office spaces over the next several years.
Liberty Green Park
Liberty Green is a proposed new neighborhood park on 3.25 acres of underutilized land at the intersection of the Larimer and East Liberty neighborhoods.
Lower Hill
The 28-acre Lower Hill redevelopment will have a significant impact on the Hill District and entire Pittsburgh region. Part of this redevelopment involves transitioning land currently used as surface parking into a mix of office, retail, and housing, including the creation of a shared parking district.
In 2017 the URA
Issued203Loans or Grants
Invested Citywide46MDollars
Invested in Small Businesses7MDollars
Created or Retained379Jobs
Created684Housing Units
Created453Affordable Housing Units
Renovated47Storefront Facades
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News
City of Pittsburgh Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Pre-Applications are Open for 2020-2021
City and URA Launch Avenues of Hope Initiative to Advance Revitalization of Historically Diverse Business Districts
URA Announces Housing Stabilization Program Update
URA in the News
URA Announces Virtual October 2020 Regular Board Meeting
MWBE News and Events for October 2020
Catapult Is Growing!
