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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

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What it does

Pittsburgh's economic development agency, supporting the city’s economic development goals.

When it meets

Second Thursday of most months

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Meetings and minutes

5 members

Kyle Chintalapalli
Chair, joined 2/7/22
R. Daniel Lavelle
Vice Chair, joined 1/12/10
Lauren Byrne Connelly
Treasurer, joined 1/30/2024
Lindsay Powell
Member, joined 2/26/19
Sam Williamson
Member, joined 12/18/17

1 prior members

Sara Innamorato
Served as Treasurer 2/7/22 - 12/2/2026

Stories

Tug of war over Pittsburgh property puts conservatorship system on trial
March 18, 2025
Pittsburgh’s mayoral primary options: Ed Gainey
March 4, 2025
Regional unions make like a bricklayer’s mortar in Pittsburgh’s government power structure
February 25, 2025
6 key data points to watch as downtown Pittsburgh transforms
January 21, 2025
Smithfield Street church in downtown Pittsburgh looking for community partners to save building
January 16, 2025
‘Rushing’ into inclusionary zoning could be a mistake, commissioners say
January 14, 2025
A shelter blaze kindled me to raise money for the pets of unhoused Pittsburghers
December 13, 2024
$10 million more for Downtown conversions, tax diversion for Esplanade approved by URA board
November 14, 2024
Manchester endorsements propel Esplanade approval
November 12, 2024
As $740 million Esplanade approaches Tuesday hearing, Manchester residents unsure of their voice
November 11, 2024
Food or housing? A community garden on public land in Pittsburgh’s North Side has vying interests staking claims.
November 4, 2024
Esplanade development takes first spin through City Planning process
October 15, 2024
From ‘upsetting’ to affordable: Historic former home of steelmaker and city agencies heading for rebirth as housing
October 10, 2024
Pittsburgh Land Bank poised to transfer lots to North Side group
September 13, 2024
Pittsburgh aims to renovate eight townhomes in Hill District for affordable homeownership
September 12, 2024
August Wilson’s “Radio Golf” explores race, class and gentrification on the Hill
August 12, 2024
Immigrant restaurateurs create a buffet of options across Pittsburgh
August 5, 2024
Lower Hill developers get land for music venue — but not yet for parking garage
July 25, 2024
Butler officials hope to maintain momentum despite Trump rally shooting, while regional voices largely mum
July 23, 2024
Facing a worsening food desert, Hazelwood residents may finally get the grocery store they’ve sought
July 11, 2024
500 people in homelessness to be housed in 500 days, per new Allegheny County plan
June 6, 2024
One big sale sped East Ohio Street’s transformation to restaurant row
June 3, 2024
Foreclosures raise doubts about Beechview real estate firm
March 28, 2024
Former URA HQ may become affordable Downtown housing, as Avenues of Hope nears end
February 8, 2024
Los comerciantes de Beechview esperan que la inmigración, el tránsito – ¿y quizás hasta la brujería? – demostrarán ser la fórmula mágica para la Avenida Broadway
December 28, 2023
Beechview merchants hope immigration, transit — maybe even witchcraft? — will prove a magic formula for Broadway Avenue
December 28, 2023
Charles E. Davis built homes for Pittsburgh’s Black middle class that still endure
November 18, 2023
URA board approves financing to preserve housing across Pittsburgh
November 9, 2023
Updated: Public allowed into meetings following PublicSource probe of legality of virtual-only boards
November 1, 2023
Historic church deal results in apartment plans for Lower Hill
October 19, 2023
Open to the public? Commissions in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County all over the board on transparency
October 16, 2023
Land sale sets stage for more Hill housing
October 12, 2023
Multi-million-dollar Hill District fund to release first round of funding to hopes and skepticism
October 9, 2023
Pittsburgh Land Bank slated to transfer 17 properties in its biggest transaction to date
September 14, 2023
As the legal ground shifts under race-specific programs, Pittsburgh inches toward a long-delayed review of policies
September 7, 2023
They’re calling it ‘bio valley,’ but Hazelwood residents want to know what it means for them
August 24, 2023
URA amps up housing initiatives, focusing on Downtown office conversions and neighborhood development
August 10, 2023
Updated: Pittsburgh City Council approves land bank agreement, hoping for more property reuse
August 1, 2023
$50 million federal infusion coming to Pittsburgh housing authority’s Hill District revamp
July 21, 2023
URA board approves borrowing for affordable housing
June 8, 2023
We, the youth, mapped our feelings as we lived our lives in Homewood. The city must do better for our neighborhood.
May 19, 2023
URA, SEA approve creation of Hill District music venue
May 11, 2023
Penguins-picked developers make now-or-maybe-never pitch for Hill District land
April 22, 2023
Penguins, developer and Pittsburgh’s oldest Black church announce deal, but not details
April 14, 2023
Market known for multi-ethnic food to buy Hill District site for nearly $2 million
April 13, 2023
New URA director faces enduring problems with fresh-faced staff
February 9, 2023
Who benefits? New leadership contends with uneven economic development
January 23, 2023
Dozens of the Pittsburgh area’s top institutions are going through leadership changes. The turnover could echo for decades.
January 23, 2023
URA to open first-time homebuyer program
January 19, 2023
Updated: Housing Authority pledges $80 million to Hill District community revamp
December 15, 2022
The new Pittsburgh Scholar House seeks to replace cycle of poverty with ‘virtuous cycle’
December 15, 2022
Lower Hill developers tout park plans, minority contracting to commission
December 13, 2022
Account overdue: Frustration mounts among some who have been banking on a land bank — for 8 years
November 10, 2022
Updated: Developer skeptical of Hill surcharge proposal as key church calls for affordable housing
October 17, 2022
URA sells off land for affordable housing, approves first-time homebuyer plan
October 13, 2022
Will the rent rise? When affordability rules expire, agencies can be outbid and out-hustled by private firms
September 29, 2022
URA weighs joining Housing Authority to aid new homeowners
September 8, 2022
From desert to Disneyland? URA approves Hill grocery financing
May 12, 2022
Turnover at the URA starts near the top, as deputy executive director departs
April 14, 2022
Hazelwood housing dominates URA board’s first meeting of Gainey era
February 10, 2022
URA sells land for use in half-billion-dollar Esplanade development
December 16, 2021
Grassroots group clears first hurdle toward hoped-for Hazelwood grocery store
November 16, 2021
Takeoff imminent, destination debatable: It’s decision time on Pittsburgh’s ‘next frontier’ for redevelopment
October 27, 2021
Rubber, meet road: Will Avenues of Hope’s millions of dollars intersect with neighborhood needs?
October 14, 2021
‘Kind of empowering’: How the American Rescue Plan changed the course of the URA
October 14, 2021
Episode 12, Season 2: Communal land and ownership — A conversation with Pittsburgh affordable housing advocates
July 2, 2021
Task force sends proposal to Pittsburgh council for allocation of $335 million in federal COVID relief
June 28, 2021
Inclusionary zoning is taking hold in Lawrenceville. Is the rest of Pittsburgh next?
June 16, 2021
Can East Hills residents reverse ‘blightlining’ and ‘rotrification’ on Park Hill Drive?
June 9, 2021
Why is UPMC spending millions on affordable housing? It’s less about the mayor than about health and investments
May 7, 2021
Pittsburgh’s oldest Black church was demolished as ‘blight’ in the 1950s Lower Hill. Today, members seek justice.
April 14, 2021
Could long-term eviction reductions emerge from pandemic programs? A Pittsburgh-based foundation thinks so.
April 13, 2021
March 2021 Develop PGH Bulletins
March 31, 2021
Develop PGH Bulletins: The latest news on development in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
January 4, 2021
21, 20, 19 … As Pittsburgh counts down to a new year amid the COVID-19 economy, 2020’s development questions await 2021’s answers.
January 4, 2021
Once a foil of the city’s master builders, Sam Williamson now guides the URA while leading a union, advocates and a political ‘army’
April 20, 2020
Changing course in a crisis: Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority looks to refocus while fighting the pandemic’s effects
April 16, 2020
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