Pittsburgh Homes Daily

The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday gave Aiello Development and the JRA Development Group exclusive rights to produce architectural plans for six parcels in the Federal North Corridor near the Garden Theater, as well as develop a budget and secure tenants, for six months (with the possibility of a six month extension). Their plans [...]

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I missed the news yesterday in the paper that the URA is going to take possession of the Garden Theatre on Wednesday. Thanks Doug for bringing it to my attention. Here is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article on the news.
Now the question is whether the request for developer proposals that have been released [...]

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Just days after the announcement that the new Pittsburgh casino will be located on the North Shore, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed the North Shore another victory.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today that the URA was vindicated in its efforts to seize an adult theater on the North Side by eminent domain nearly ten years ago; it did [...]

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The latest news in the redevelopment of the Fifth-Forbes area by Millcraft Industries is that there will be no condos, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.  Instead, the developers are planning to construct apartments to capture historic tax credits.
I’m surprised that they can’t make the economics work for a downtown development with condominiums.  There seem to [...]

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Walnut Capital has asked the Urban Redevelopment Authority for tax breaks in the redevelopment of the former Nabisco factory in East Liberty, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Walnut Capital’s plan is for the creation of a mixed use development called “Bakery Square” or, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called it, “Bakery Row.”  Based on the drawings, it will [...]

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The URA and Ferchill Group are in talks for a new building at the Pittsburgh Technology Center.  The URA has also set an October deadline for Millcraft and a 5th-Forbes redevelopment plan.
The Clark Building on Liberty Avenue, home to the Pittsburgh Culinary Institute, sold to a NY investor.
The Post-Gazette is excited about wireless downtown and the North Shore Connector.

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The continuing progress of Pittsburgh in development seems to be the story after the All-Star Game, at least according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 
Point State Park is set to get a major renovation next year.  Local events like the Arts Festival and Three Rivers Regatta are searching for new venues.
City & business leaders are hopeful that the mayor’s illness won’t [...]

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