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Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Missing middle edition
There’s a concept in housing called the “missing middle,” which partially explains why finding adequate, affordable housing seems like such a struggle. It’s because the kinds of houses we need most don’t really exist, unless they were built in the 1940s or earlier. The “missing...
Ultimate $20 Million Jackpot: Downtown Pittsburgh’s Historic Tax Credit Surge
Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Tax Credit Quadrupled to Boost Downtown Pittsburgh Redevelopment. A New $47.9B State Budget Increases Support for Downtown Pittsburgh with an Expanded Historic Tax Credit. According to The Business Journals, Downtown Pittsburgh is set to benefit from the newly passed $47.9 billion state budget which includes a significant...
Real Estate Transfers July 7 to July 13
Kerry Gossett to DLM 4 LLC at 3475 Shadeland Ave. for $265,000. North Side Assoc. to Northside Properties R&S LLC at Brighton Pl, parcel 0022-H-00196-0000-00, for $35,000. 900 North Group LLC to BNG Diamond Properties L.P. at 900-902 Madison Ave. for $125,000. Community Alliance Spring Garden East De to Allegheny...
Mellon’s Orchard pushes for zoning change to build East Liberty apartments
In December 2022, Mellon’s Orchard Acquisition LLC’s application to build 264 apartments in East Liberty was rejected by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Now, the company is trying to have the property rezoned to get the project built. After Mellon’s Orchard appealed the zoning board’s decision, the city...
Backlash prompts Pittsburgh URA to remove for-sale signs on nearly 600 properties
When Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority this summer began placing for-sale signs on hundreds of properties it owns throughout the Hill District, Randall Taylor was alarmed. Taylor, a community leader with the Hill District Consensus Group, said he was concerned that land speculators could see the signs and gobble up...
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