Resources
Resources for Pittsburgh residents
Please check back regularly for updated information about new programs for everything from emergency assistance to purchasing and renovating a home. Broken links or suggested resources? Please let us know at phca@phcapgh.org.
Repair and Renovation assistance for individuals
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh sponsors several programs that assist low to moderate-income homeowners purchase or fix up their property.
Pittsburgh Home Rehabilitation Program (PHRP)
Pittsburgh Home Ownership Program (PHOP)
Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP)
Keystone Renovation and Repair Program (R&R)
Home Emergency Loan Program (HELP)
Home Accessibility Program for Independence (HAPI)
Pittsburgh Party Wall Program (PPWP)
There are also programs available for individual homeowners through Allegheny County:
Allegheny Home Improvement Loan Program
Allegheny First-Time Homebuyer Program
HUD’s Lead-Safe Housing Rule
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh has programs that continue throughout the year. Their site offers an online application with their eligibility requirements.
Energy and conservation programs for homeowners:
Resources for business owners
Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Business Development Loans through the Urban Redevelopment Authority. This page will take you through an overview of the URA program. Included on this page is information regarding the Urban Development Fund, the Pittsburgh Business Growth Fund and SBA 504. The following resources are outlined here.
* Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
* Pennsylvania Economic Develoment Financing Authority (PEDFA)
* Pittsburgh Development Fund
* Public Space Improvements
* Real Estate Readiness Program
* Technology Seeding Program
Resources for Business Owners and Developers
Tax Abatement Programs and Resources
Multiple tax abatement programs exist for both commercial and residential renovation and redevelopment in the City of Pittsburgh.
Available City and URA Owned Properties
Online database of all URA and City-owned vacant land, development sites, and homes for sale.
City of Pittsburgh Data Resources
Find helpful data resources including maps of market and neighborhood conditions and trends.
Available Commercial Properties for Sale or Lease
Search for available commercial buildings and sites in the Pittsburgh Region as well as generate site-specific demographic and business analysis reports.
SBA Small Business Planner
The Small Business Planner includes information and resources that will help you at any stage of the business lifecycle.
City of Pittsburgh Guide to Permitting
Find information on the permitting process for projects in the City of Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
PRA markets the benefits of conducting business in southwestern Pennsylvania to companies all over the world that are growing, relocating or expanding. Find analyzed regional data.
Allegheny County Real Estate Web Site
Search county property tax records.
Western PA Brownfields Center
The WPBC applies academic research and decision support tools to real-world problems facing public and private investors investing in area brownfield sites.
The Entrepreneurship Education Resource
Tax Abatement Programs and Resources Multiple tax abatement programs exist for development in the City of Pittsburgh. Abatement of City, County and School taxes may be made available for your commercial or residential renovation or redevelopment project based on project type and location. Staff at the URA can assist you in making application for the product that applies to your project. Please view the Tax Abatement table for detailed information. Local Economic Revitalization Tax Act District (LERTA) was created to improve the economic and business climate of certain residential and commercial districts by lessening the tax burden on new development. The URA will work closely with developers who wish to take advantage of this incentive by walking you through the application and public process to make utilizing LERTA as simple as possible.
Tax Abatement Checklist: Matrix of eligible developments and maximum abatement amounts for LERTA Commercial and LERTA Residential.
Sample Residential Project: Detailed example of how a residential development projects' tax burdens are decreased by LERTA.
LERTA Residential Map: A detailed map of the City of Pittsburgh showing where LERTA residential tax abatement is available for residential development.
LERTA Commercial Map: The entire City of Pittsburgh is eligible for LERTA commercial abatement.
Assistance in writing a business plan is availkable from the following resources --
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
The Diversity Business Resource Center
The Duquesne University Small Business Development Center