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
January 21, 2012
Outstanding Community Service Award
The URA was presented with an Outstanding Community Service Award by the Save Race Street Committee for our "outstanding contribution to the "Save Race Street Committee" and the residents of Race Street. In appreciation of your commitment to the community and your ongoing service which has helped us to make changes, we present this award of love." Read more >
January 12, 2012
Request for Qualifications: Real Estate Agents(s) for the purpose of selling Real Estate Owned Properties
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA) is seeking a real estate firm or firms to represent the agency in the sale of real estate owned residential units throughout the City of Pittsburgh. Read more >
January 9, 2012
Request for Developer Qualifications: Vacant Structures on Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh
The URA is seeking a developer/development team for the redevelopment of two vacant buildings in the city's Downtown neighborhood. These structures are located in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh, in close proximity to Point Park University, Market Square, Piatt Place, Market Square Place, PNC 3 and the Fairmont Hotel and the new PNC World Headquarters (under development). Read 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.
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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