Real Estate

The URA advances the City's land recycling efforts and collects and analyzes data to assist with policy formation and decision making.

URA Portfolio

URA staff identify, analyze, and acquire properties throughout the City for development projects and site assemblage. The team manages a portfolio of over 1,400 properties through leases and short term license agreements. The URA aims to ensure land is redeveloped in a sustainable way that expands neighborhood revitalization efforts and empowers residents to shape their communities. 

 

Adhering to the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Law

As a Redevelopment Authority, the URA is bound by the state's Redevelopment Law. The URA must ensure that property conveyances and dispositions follow the requirements of state Redevelopment Law. In this role, the URA vets potential redevelopers and land uses, confirms that redevelopment projects are consistent with neighborhood and community needs and goals, and holds redevelopers responsible for completing projects as approved.

 

Strategic Site Assemblage

The URA is responsible for the acquisition of various properties for the purpose of assembling sites for redevelopment throughout the City of Pittsburgh.

 

Essential to Land Recycling

The URA is connected to the City's larger land recycling initiatives. In furtherance of that role, we continue to gather data to help guide strategic planning on acquiring land/structures, identifying nuisance properties, and providing real estate market level analysis.