People
The Hill CDC is committed to the social and economic development of Hill District residents, many of whom have been historically disadvantaged. A variety of programs are offered for business owners, entrepreneurs, aspiring homeowners, creatives and culture workers.
Place
The Hill CDC leads the planning and redevelopment efforts for the neighborhood on behalf of residents and stakeholders of the Hill District. With over $2 Billion of development slated for the area, the Hill CDC is focused on commercial revitalization and affordable homeownership. Equitable outcomes that foster place-keeping and transformative economic investment is the cornerstone of the Hill CDC’s work.
Policy
The Hill CDC is guided by the Greater Hill District Master Plan. This community-endorsed vision establishes fundamental values and development principles that are central to positive activities and healthy neighborhood development. The Hill CDC focuses on land-use policy, social and economic equity, and centering community voice.
Social
🏘️Residents and stakeholders from across the neighborhood gathered for the latest Hill District community meeting on Thursday to hear updates on major projects shaping the neighborhood, from new institutional development to infrastructure planning and reinvestment efforts across the Hill District.
Duquesne University presented final details for its School of Health Sciences, which received an 84.67 percent score through the Development Review Panel process at the committee level and is now open for community scoring.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
The building will include an outpatient speech clinic serving thousands of patients each year, along with pediatric labs and wellness programming. The project will be built as a 100% union job, with Duquesne charged to work with the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh and Riverside Center for Innovation to expand minority workforce and business participation. Parking will be supported through newly acquired Fifth Avenue lots and a real-time garage tracking system, with a Pogo E-bike station also planned. During the discussion, a stakeholder raised the idea of reviving a Midwife Science program tied to career pathways as a possible addition in programming. Residents of the Hill District are invited to vote on the project through Thursday, March 27th at 12:00 PM.
The New Pathways (RAISE) project outlined planned changes and updates along Centre Avenue, including curb bump-outs, wider sidewalks, lighting upgrades, and traffic-calming measures intended to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths. A previously proposed five-way intersection redesign at Dinwiddie and Devilliers was changed by the City’s designers due to right-of-way limits, with curb extensions now planned instead. Current designs could remove more than a dozen street parking spaces, and the Hill CDC is advocating for adjustments to reduce that impact. Construction is scheduled for 2027, and public feedback opportunities are planned for March and April.
🔗Click the link in our bio to read more!
🏘️Residents and stakeholders from across the neighborhood gathered for the latest Hill District community meeting on Thursday to hear updates on major projects shaping the neighborhood, from new institutional development to infrastructure planning and reinvestment efforts across the Hill District.
Duquesne University presented final details for its School of Health Sciences, which received an 84.67 percent score through the Development Review Panel process at the committee level and is now open for community scoring.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
The building will include an outpatient speech clinic serving thousands of patients each year, along with pediatric labs and wellness programming. The project will be built as a 100% union job, with Duquesne charged to work with the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh and Riverside Center for Innovation to expand minority workforce and business participation. Parking will be supported through newly acquired Fifth Avenue lots and a real-time garage tracking system, with a Pogo E-bike station also planned. During the discussion, a stakeholder raised the idea of reviving a Midwife Science program tied to career pathways as a possible addition in programming. Residents of the Hill District are invited to vote on the project through Thursday, March 27th at 12:00 PM.
The New Pathways (RAISE) project outlined planned changes and updates along Centre Avenue, including curb bump-outs, wider sidewalks, lighting upgrades, and traffic-calming measures intended to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths. A previously proposed five-way intersection redesign at Dinwiddie and Devilliers was changed by the City’s designers due to right-of-way limits, with curb extensions now planned instead. Current designs could remove more than a dozen street parking spaces, and the Hill CDC is advocating for adjustments to reduce that impact. Construction is scheduled for 2027, and public feedback opportunities are planned for March and April.
🔗Click the link in our bio to read more!
📢The next Hill District Community Meeting is happening TONIGHT!
Join the Hill CDC this evening at the Blakey Center, 1908 Wylie Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 PM with dinner, and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. The conversation will also stream live on Facebook for those who cannot attend in person.
The agenda includes exciting updates on the Historic New Granada and progress at New Granada Square, a community vote on the Duquesne Rangos School of Health Sciences project, which recently passed the DRP at the committee level with an 86.47% - B score.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
We will also share important updates on the Lower Hill, including the recent sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise, new redevelopment proposals being introduced for the site, and plans to seek developers for housing on land that is currently used as parking. These decisions will shape the next phase of development on the former Civic Arena site.
We will also share updates on the New Pathways (RAISE) initiative, updates on the “University Line Art Project”, which will incorporate Hill District history into new public art along the Fifth & Forbes corridor in Uptown. We’ll also share information about storefronts on Centre Avenue and upcoming events and programs across the Hill.
Join us, stay informed, and make your voice heard!
🔗Register using the link in our bio!
📢The next Hill District Community Meeting is happening TONIGHT!
Join the Hill CDC this evening at the Blakey Center, 1908 Wylie Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 PM with dinner, and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. The conversation will also stream live on Facebook for those who cannot attend in person.
The agenda includes exciting updates on the Historic New Granada and progress at New Granada Square, a community vote on the Duquesne Rangos School of Health Sciences project, which recently passed the DRP at the committee level with an 86.47% - B score.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
We will also share important updates on the Lower Hill, including the recent sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise, new redevelopment proposals being introduced for the site, and plans to seek developers for housing on land that is currently used as parking. These decisions will shape the next phase of development on the former Civic Arena site.
We will also share updates on the New Pathways (RAISE) initiative, updates on the “University Line Art Project”, which will incorporate Hill District history into new public art along the Fifth & Forbes corridor in Uptown. We’ll also share information about storefronts on Centre Avenue and upcoming events and programs across the Hill.
Join us, stay informed, and make your voice heard!
🔗Register using the link in our bio!
📢Small business support available TODAY!
Stop by the Hill CDC Biz U on the first floor of 2015 Centre Avenue and connect with Lynette Morris from the URA. Get guidance on business lending, resources, and next steps for your business.
She’s here until 3 PM. Come through and get the support you need!
📢Small business support available TODAY!
Stop by the Hill CDC Biz U on the first floor of 2015 Centre Avenue and connect with Lynette Morris from the URA. Get guidance on business lending, resources, and next steps for your business.
She’s here until 3 PM. Come through and get the support you need!
🏙️The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh announced Thursday that it has opened a public comment period on several actions that will define the next phase of redevelopment on the Lower Hill site.
The items were introduced as formal public notices and could come before the URA Board for consideration at its April meeting.
Choice Housing Development Proposed, and RFP to be Issued for Remainder of URA Parcels
One agenda item seeks to authorize the URA to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for approximately 6.82 acres of URA-controlled land on portions of Block A and Block C (Melody Tent Site).
The RFP calls for multi-unit housing that may include affordable, market-rate, or mixed-income units. Developers are asked to outline affordability levels and financing strategies as part of their submission. The RFP also requires developers to monetize one hundred percent of the Lower Hill LERTA benefit at closing, directing those funds to the Greater Hill District Neighborhood Reinvestment Fund and the reclaimed Lower Hill Development Fund.
A separate proposal sets aside approximately 1.75 acres on Block A so the URA can enter into agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and Trek Development Group to place a phase of the Bedford Dwellings Choice Neighborhoods housing on the site. Several years ago, a $50 million Choice Implementation grant was awarded to the City and HACP to support the redevelopment of the Bedford Dwellings community and surrounding Hill District neighborhood.
The Lower Hill parcel would serve as an off-site development area previously proposed at Herron Avenue. While the housing RFP requires a competitive process for the balance of Parcels A and C, the 1.75-acre parcel tied to the Choice Neighborhoods initiative would not be subject to the same competitive process.
The URA’s Block C site was previously connected to an agreement between the Penguins and Bethel AME, but when the Pens/FSG allowed their development rights to expire, Bethel’s deal lapsed as well.
👀Read the entire article in the latest edition of the Hill District Weekend Roundup using the link in our bio!
🏙️The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh announced Thursday that it has opened a public comment period on several actions that will define the next phase of redevelopment on the Lower Hill site.
The items were introduced as formal public notices and could come before the URA Board for consideration at its April meeting.
Choice Housing Development Proposed, and RFP to be Issued for Remainder of URA Parcels
One agenda item seeks to authorize the URA to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for approximately 6.82 acres of URA-controlled land on portions of Block A and Block C (Melody Tent Site).
The RFP calls for multi-unit housing that may include affordable, market-rate, or mixed-income units. Developers are asked to outline affordability levels and financing strategies as part of their submission. The RFP also requires developers to monetize one hundred percent of the Lower Hill LERTA benefit at closing, directing those funds to the Greater Hill District Neighborhood Reinvestment Fund and the reclaimed Lower Hill Development Fund.
A separate proposal sets aside approximately 1.75 acres on Block A so the URA can enter into agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and Trek Development Group to place a phase of the Bedford Dwellings Choice Neighborhoods housing on the site. Several years ago, a $50 million Choice Implementation grant was awarded to the City and HACP to support the redevelopment of the Bedford Dwellings community and surrounding Hill District neighborhood.
The Lower Hill parcel would serve as an off-site development area previously proposed at Herron Avenue. While the housing RFP requires a competitive process for the balance of Parcels A and C, the 1.75-acre parcel tied to the Choice Neighborhoods initiative would not be subject to the same competitive process.
The URA’s Block C site was previously connected to an agreement between the Penguins and Bethel AME, but when the Pens/FSG allowed their development rights to expire, Bethel’s deal lapsed as well.
👀Read the entire article in the latest edition of the Hill District Weekend Roundup using the link in our bio!
📢The next Hill District Community Meeting is happening this Thursday! Don`t miss it!
Join the Hill CDC on Thursday, March 19th at the Blakey Center, 1908 Wylie Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 PM with dinner, and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. The conversation will also stream live on Facebook for those who cannot attend in person.
The agenda includes exciting updates on the Historic New Granada and progress at New Granada Square, a community vote on the Duquesne Rangos School of Health Sciences project, which recently passed the DRP at the committee level with an 86.47% - B score.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
We will also share important updates on the Lower Hill, including the recent sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise, new redevelopment proposals being introduced for the site, and plans to seek developers for housing on land that is currently used as parking. These decisions will shape the next phase of development on the former Civic Arena site.
We will also share updates on the New Pathways (RAISE) initiative, updates on the “University Line Art Project”, which will incorporate Hill District history into new public art along the Fifth & Forbes corridor in Uptown. We’ll also share information about storefronts on Centre Avenue and upcoming events and programs across the Hill.
Join us, stay informed, and make your voice heard!
🔗Register using the link in our bio!
📢The next Hill District Community Meeting is happening this Thursday! Don`t miss it!
Join the Hill CDC on Thursday, March 19th at the Blakey Center, 1908 Wylie Avenue. Doors open at 5:30 PM with dinner, and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. The conversation will also stream live on Facebook for those who cannot attend in person.
The agenda includes exciting updates on the Historic New Granada and progress at New Granada Square, a community vote on the Duquesne Rangos School of Health Sciences project, which recently passed the DRP at the committee level with an 86.47% - B score.
The Development Review Panel (DRP) is the Hill District’s unified voice on community development that gives each and every Hill District resident a voice in the redevelopment of their neighborhood.
We will also share important updates on the Lower Hill, including the recent sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise, new redevelopment proposals being introduced for the site, and plans to seek developers for housing on land that is currently used as parking. These decisions will shape the next phase of development on the former Civic Arena site.
We will also share updates on the New Pathways (RAISE) initiative, updates on the “University Line Art Project”, which will incorporate Hill District history into new public art along the Fifth & Forbes corridor in Uptown. We’ll also share information about storefronts on Centre Avenue and upcoming events and programs across the Hill.
Join us, stay informed, and make your voice heard!
🔗Register using the link in our bio!
🏙️On Thursday morning, the Sports & Exhibition Authority Board authorized consent to a change of control of Lemieux Group LP and affiliated entities, clearing the way for the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins for about $1.7 billion.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) purchased the team in 2021 for about $900 million from the ownership group led by Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, who had owned the franchise since rescuing it from bankruptcy in 1999. If completed at the reported price, the transaction represents roughly an $800 million increase in franchise value in about five years. Final approval rests with the National Hockey League.
Last October, FSG allowed its Lower Hill development rights to expire, leaving the Hill District community and public authorities with little to show after 18 years of Penguins site control.
According to public comments by SEA Executive Director Aaron Waller, Penguins ownership groups have benefited from more than $59 million in public subsidies. In a statement read at the meeting, the SEA said FSG failed to fulfill commitments and described the situation as “profiteering.” Immediately following the statement, the SEA Board voted to consent to the change of control of the Penguins to the Hoffmann Group.
For nearly two decades, the Hill CDC urged the URA and SEA to stop granting extensions, deny capital requests, and enforce accountability for redevelopment commitments tied to the Lower Hill. Those warnings were often dismissed, and Hill CDC was portrayed as unreasonable for insisting developers and team ownership honor their commitments. After years of delay and non-performance on the Lower Hill, Penguins ownership leaves the development rights while the franchise is sold a massive private gain.
Public authorities must enforce accountability when public land and subsidies are involved. As redevelopment of the Lower Hill moves forward, the O’Connor Administration and County Executive Innamorato must increase their commitment to redevelopment of the Hill District due to the time lost.
👀Read the full story in the latest edition of the Hill District Weekend Roundup and sign up for future editions using the links in our bio.
🏙️On Thursday morning, the Sports & Exhibition Authority Board authorized consent to a change of control of Lemieux Group LP and affiliated entities, clearing the way for the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins for about $1.7 billion.
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) purchased the team in 2021 for about $900 million from the ownership group led by Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, who had owned the franchise since rescuing it from bankruptcy in 1999. If completed at the reported price, the transaction represents roughly an $800 million increase in franchise value in about five years. Final approval rests with the National Hockey League.
Last October, FSG allowed its Lower Hill development rights to expire, leaving the Hill District community and public authorities with little to show after 18 years of Penguins site control.
According to public comments by SEA Executive Director Aaron Waller, Penguins ownership groups have benefited from more than $59 million in public subsidies. In a statement read at the meeting, the SEA said FSG failed to fulfill commitments and described the situation as “profiteering.” Immediately following the statement, the SEA Board voted to consent to the change of control of the Penguins to the Hoffmann Group.
For nearly two decades, the Hill CDC urged the URA and SEA to stop granting extensions, deny capital requests, and enforce accountability for redevelopment commitments tied to the Lower Hill. Those warnings were often dismissed, and Hill CDC was portrayed as unreasonable for insisting developers and team ownership honor their commitments. After years of delay and non-performance on the Lower Hill, Penguins ownership leaves the development rights while the franchise is sold a massive private gain.
Public authorities must enforce accountability when public land and subsidies are involved. As redevelopment of the Lower Hill moves forward, the O’Connor Administration and County Executive Innamorato must increase their commitment to redevelopment of the Hill District due to the time lost.
👀Read the full story in the latest edition of the Hill District Weekend Roundup and sign up for future editions using the links in our bio.
🍎Happening NOW - Free Food Distribution today at Nafasi on Centre!
Stop by 2145 Centre Avenue at 11 AM to pick up fresh groceries and pantry staples while supplies last.
Bring a bag and bring a friend, and spread the word across the Hill!
🍎Happening NOW - Free Food Distribution today at Nafasi on Centre!
Stop by 2145 Centre Avenue at 11 AM to pick up fresh groceries and pantry staples while supplies last.
Bring a bag and bring a friend, and spread the word across the Hill!
🥕🍎 Happening today at 11 AM! Don`t miss the Free Food Distribution happening at Nafasi!
Free food for community members on Friday, March 13th starting at 11 AM!
First come, first served until food runs out!
📍2145 Centre Avenue - Nafasi on Centre
🛍️ Bring a tote or reusable bag
⏰ Come early and tell a neighbor!
🥕🍎 Happening today at 11 AM! Don`t miss the Free Food Distribution happening at Nafasi!
Free food for community members on Friday, March 13th starting at 11 AM!
First come, first served until food runs out!
📍2145 Centre Avenue - Nafasi on Centre
🛍️ Bring a tote or reusable bag
⏰ Come early and tell a neighbor!
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