Pittsburgh Development News

Sixth Ward Flats brings 35 units of affordable housing to Doughboy Square in Lawrenceville

The apartments are for households that make less than 60% of the area median income with eight units designated for people with disabilities.

24 Nov 2021

What will the sale of the Penguins mean for development of the Hill District?

Could a Boston billionaire change the Lower Hill’s future? Would a new community group amplify or muffle the Hill’s voice? Answers are emerging.

23 Nov 2021

Historic Troy Hill Firehouse awaits new life as a neighborhood development

The URA is seeking proposals from developers to restore the Beaux Arts building on Ley St. as one that could have a mixed use while preserving the building’s character.

22 Nov 2021

4 indoor, high-tech mini-golf courses coming to the Strip District Terminal

Puttshack uses technology that includes automated scoring and bonus point opportunities. Pittsburgh will be its third location in the U.S.

18 Nov 2021

R.K. Mellon Foundation donates $100 million to Pitt to create life sciences BioForge at Hazelwood Green

The biggest single-project gift in the foundation's history is expected to create hundreds of highly skilled jobs.

17 Nov 2021

The owner of Wicked Skatewear in LA returns to Pittsburgh to open a skate shop in Bloomfield

Suzy Dancisin returned to Pittsburgh to open another location of Wicked Skatewear. She owns two retail shops on the West Coast along with a production facility, which will eventually move to Pittsburgh.

15 Nov 2021

Trulieve’s expansion boosts optimism about McKeesport’s revitalization

Jonathan Stark, a real estate developer, is renovating two prominent properties: the Executive Building and the People’s Bank Building.

11 Nov 2021

What are the new plans for a Pirates-themed entertainment plaza, apartments next to PNC Park?

Continental Real Estate has proposed a six-story building with more than 100 apartments and first-floor retail, alongside a Pirates-themed “entertainment plaza."

05 Nov 2021

Cal-Bride Place marks completion of a 307-unit affordable housing plan on the North Side

The final phase of the North Side Residences will consist of a new 30-unit, four-story apartment building and six duplexes.

04 Nov 2021

East Liberty gaining $27 million in affordable housing with Mellon’s Orchard South and Harvard Beatty apartments

“These projects represent the brick-and-mortar affordable housing we need, but they also represent investment in our most important assets -- our people, our businesses and their visions."

01 Nov 2021

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