The renovated building will anchor part of the much larger Mellon Orchard redevelopment which calls for a 104-unit residential development with half of the units slated for low-income residents make less than half of the area median income. That cost of that development is estimated at $25 million.
Also in East Liberty, the board approved two different items related to the comprehensive $40 million Larimer Choice Neighborhoods development. The first item involved the sale of six additional properties to the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh for $1.
“Under this second phase of the Project, HACP intends to acquire the adjacent East Liberty Gardens property and the former Larimer Avenue Park, which, together with the parcels being purchased from URA, will be used for construction of 150 mixed-income housing units,” said Housing Director Tom Cummings. “The property will be owned by HACP and transferred to the project’s owner entity through a long-term ground lease which will maintain a long-term affordability use restriction on the site.”
The board also approved a $150,000 increase in the contract calling for a new East Liberty/Larimer park because it requires modifications to meet the needs of Community art project called the well and storm water management requirements for Little Negley Run, which would eventually tie into the management system for Washington Boulevard.
The board also approval three applications to the state department of Community and Economic Development for more than $1 million in homeowner assistance grants related to the Choice Neighborhoods Development. The authority would then match those funds. Low-income owner occupants could receive up to $10,000 each.
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East End initiatives fill URA agenda
