Allentown Scattered Site

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Allentown Scattered Sites
Allentown, Pittsburgh, PA
15210
Issue Date: June 10, 2026
Proposal Due Date: August 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 1 of 9

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP")
Issued on June 10, 2026
1. OBJECTIVE
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (the "URA") is seeking one or more
developers and/or development teams (each a "Redeveloper" or "Respondent") to submit
a proposal for the purchase and redevelopment of all or part of a scattered site
assemblage (the "Property") into high quality housing in the Allentown neighborhood of
the City of Pittsburgh. Potential development teams should be able to demonstrate their
capacity and depth of experience to raise private capital, develop, and deliver high quality
housing developments.
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The 22 non-contiguous parcels contain approximately 1.2 acres and are located between
Beltzhoover Avenue on the west, East Warrington Avenue on the north, Walter Street on
the east, and Cedarhurst Street on the south (see Exhibit "A"). The available parcels are
a mix of vacant lots and vacant structures that are currently owned by the City of
Pittsburgh. Warrington Avenue is zoned Local Neighborhood Commercial. The remaining
parcels are zoned Residential Single-Unit Detached. Click here for more information on
the Property's zoning regulations.
3. SALES PRICE
Each parcel will be available for sale for $1 plus costs.
4. NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET CONDITIONS
Allentown is a neighborhood in the southern part of Pittsburgh. Perched atop a large hill,
the neighborhood is conveniently located within close proximity to Downtown Pittsburgh
and ample green space, including Emerald View Park. Primarily regarded as a diverse,
residential area with approximately 1,800 to 2,000 residents, Allentown also has a
bustling main street business district.
East Warrington Avenue is the neighborhood's business district, which currently
maintains 65% occupancy. The main street is home to local eateries such as Alla
Famiglia, Leon's Caribbean Restaurant, Grim Wizard Coffee, and Breakfast at Shelly's
and also attracts a wide consumer base through unique retail shops, such as Dr.
Tumblety's Time-Inspired Specialty Shop and The Weeping Glass.
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 2 of 9

In 2021, the umbrella nonprofit Hilltop Alliance received state support to build 31 new
construction, affordable single-family homes in Allentown. The homes have been
completed and are all occupied.
The Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) bus routes with stops on East Warrington Avenue
are the 43 Bailey, 48 Arlington, and 54 North Side-Oakland-South Side. South Hills
Junction, a major transportation station for buses and trolleys, is conveniently located
close by in the adjacent neighborhood, Mount Washington.
5. PROPERTY TOURS
To schedule a site tour, contact Julia McMahon, Senior Project Manager, at
jmcmahon@ura.org or at 412-255-6592.
6. URA INFORMATION
Established and existing under the Pennsylvania Urban Redevelopment Law, 35 P.S.
1701, et seq., the URA is the City of Pittsburgh's ("City") economic development
enterprise. The URA is committed to building a prosperous and equitable economy for all
of Pittsburgh. It helps to bridge public and private interests to invest in meaningful
equitable developments that promote housing affordability, economic mobility,
entrepreneurship, and neighborhood revitalization. The URA's work creates and sustains
quality jobs, thriving neighborhoods, healthy communities and sustainable businesses for
the benefit of all Pittsburghers.
Incorporated in 1946 as one of the first redevelopment authorities in the United States,
the URA achieves its mission by assembling, preparing, and conveying sites for major
mixed-use developments and by providing a portfolio of programs that include financing
for business location, relocation, and expansion; housing construction and rehabilitation;
and home purchases and improvements. The URA conducts these activities using unique
powers granted by the Pennsylvania Urban Redevelopment Law to deploy and attach
conditions to the use of public subsidies and the disposition of publicly owned land.
The URA is a legal entity separate and distinct from the City. The URA works closely with
the City in fulfilling its redevelopment mission.
Additional information regarding the URA may be found on the URA's website at
www.ura.org
7. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
A tentative schedule for the selection process is below. This schedule is subject to change
at the URA's sole discretion. If there is a schedule change, it will be posted as an
addendum on IonWave Technologies, the URA's online bidding platform. Redevelopers
must be able to meet the proposal deadline in the schedule below.
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 3 of 9

Announcement at URA Board of Directors Meeting
May 14, 2026
regarding the release of the RFP
RFP issue date June 10, 2026
Property tours Upon Request
Proposal due date August 10, 2026
URA to review proposals August 17, 2026
URA conducts interviews August 24, 2026
URA Board of Directors authorization to select
September 10, 2026
Redeveloper(s) and enter into exclusive negotiations
8. STAKEHOLDER OVERVIEW
The Property is represented by City of Pittsburgh Council District 3. Please see the City
of Pittsburgh Council District map to determine current representatives. To see the map,
click here.
Interested Redevelopers are encouraged to understand the community, market, and
context of the Property and may consider discussing their concepts with the relevant
stakeholders and market experts as part of proposal development. It should be assumed
that the Redeveloper will coordinate project design and construction in accordance with
the URA's Disposition Process (as described below) and may be subject to community
meetings to share their redevelopment proposals with a larger audience.
9. PROJECT SCOPE AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Each Redeveloper submission should include the following:
A. RFP Summary Sheet: Fill out an RFP Summary Sheet, in the form provided by the
URA, which is included as Exhibit "B" to this RFP;
B. Table of Contents;
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 4 of 9

C. Firm or Company Profile:
i. Provide a brief narrative that explains why the Redeveloper's firm is well
qualified to work on this project,
ii. Provide a description of the relevant experience of key personnel and a
biography for each,
iii. Provide a list of other public entities, including entities similar to the URA,
with which your firm currently is working with or has recently worked with,
on projects similar to the project that is the subject of this RFP,
iv. Provide a description of the scope and success of similar projects where
your firm or company completed a multi-acre site redevelopment;
D. Project Description: Provide a description of the proposed renovation and re-use
of the Property;
E. Drawings: Include schematic drawings, including a site plan with elevations;
F. Project Sources and Uses: Provide proposed sources and uses, including
Redeveloper's proposed acquisition price. Redeveloper shall submit the same on
the URA's form, as provided in Exhibit "C";
G. Financing Plan: Provide a financing plan and statement on ability to obtain debt
(e.g., bank letter of interest), along with a statement representing availability of
equity;
H. Pro Forma: Provide a preliminary development pro forma, including proposed
acquisition price;
I. Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Requirements:
i. The URA has a long history of diversity and inclusion within all of its
programs and other activities. The URA encourages the full participation of
minority and women business owners and professionals in this effort. The
URA requires that all applicants demonstrate a good faith effort to obtain
minority- and women-owned business participation in work performed in
connection with URA initiatives. The URA acknowledges and adheres to the
City's goals of eighteen (18%) percent minority and seven (7%) percent
women participation.
ii. Provide a MWBE narrative. See Exhibit "D" for the URA's MWBE Narrative
Requirement. MWBE participation can be satisfied by:
i. Ownership/Partnership of firm;
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 5 of 9

ii. Employment level of minorities and/or women in the firm;
iii. Staffing of minorities and/or women on URA matters;
iv. Use of minority or women-owned businesses as vendors;
v. Subcontracting with firms owned and controlled by minorities and/or
women. If this is to be done, that fact, and the name of the proposed
subcontracting firms, must be clearly identified in the proposal.
iii. Any questions about MWBE requirements should be directed to Marcus
Robinson, Assistant Director of Grants and Compliance, at 412-255-6654
or MRobinson@ura.org.
J. Minority Workforce Inclusion ("MWI") Requirements:
i. The URA requires that all Respondents demonstrate and document a good
faith effort to meet or exceed the City's 12% minority workforce inclusion
goal for all URA projects with total project costs of $500,000 or more. As a
matter of policy, all proposal packages submitted to the URA must include
a MWI Narrative detailing how the Respondent plans to meet the URA's
expressed MWI goal of 12%. If awarded the project, the Respondent will be
asked to submit a MWI plan evidencing that 12% of the labor hours are
fulfilled by minority workers.
ii. Provide an MWI narrative. See Exhibit "E" for MWI Narrative Requirements.
K. References: Provide three (3) client references related to the applicable
experience described in Section 9(c) above. Where possible, provide references
from public entities, similar to the URA. Include the reference's name, title,
address, and direct telephone number; and
L. Other Information: Provide any other information you believe is pertinent to the
URA's consideration of your firm.
10. RESPONSE SUBMISSION
ALL RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA IONWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, THE
URA'S RFP RESPONSE SYSTEM, BY THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE AS STATED IN
THE RFP TIMELINE, at 5:00 PM, FOR CONSIDERATION. Any late responses or
responses received outside of IonWave Technologies (including hard copies) will
immediately be disregarded and not considered for selection. The proposal should be
combined into one file in bookmarked PDF format.
ALL RESPONDENT QUESTIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED AND ANSWERED
THROUGH AN IONWAVE TECHNOLOGIES SUBMISSION. RESPONSES TO ALL
QUESTIONS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 6 of 9

The URA will not reimburse firms for any expenses incurred in preparing responses to
this RFP. If you have any technical issues with using IonWave Technologies, please
contact:
Ivy Coleman, Program Assistant
412-255-6691
icoleman@ura.org
11. SELECTION CRITERIA
A. Process: The selection of any responsive firm(s) will be made by the URA
Board of Directors after receiving recommendations from the URA's staff. Such selection
will be based on the nature and quality of the responding firm's responses to the Proposal
Scope and Submission Requirements described above. The URA reserves the right to
request that any Respondent meet with URA staff in a formal interview.
B. Conflicts of Interest: Responsive firms and their team members must have
no conflicts of interest with regard to any other work performed by the Respondent for the
URA, the City, or any related entity.
C. RFP Compliance: All responsive firms must adhere to the instructions
contained in this RFP in preparing the submitted proposal.
D. Waiver of Defects: The URA shall be the sole judge as to which
Respondent(s) best meet the selection criteria. The URA reserves the right to reject any
or all qualifications submitted. The URA reserves the right to reject any proposal for failure
to comply with the requirements of this RFP. The URA further reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to waive any such defect(s) or failure(s). Submission of a response
indicates acceptance by the firm of the conditions contained in this RFP.
E. Nondiscrimination: Each responsive firm agrees not to discriminate,
whether in employment, contracting or otherwise, in violation of any federal, state, or local
law and/or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression.
12. DISPOSITION PROCESS
A. URA Disposition Process - Should the URA Board of Directors select a
Redeveloper, such Redeveloper will be required to comply with the URA's Disposition
Process. As part of this process, the Redeveloper must show that all funds needed for
the fully realized project are available at the time of closing. In order to ensure that the
Property will be responsibly redeveloped, the URA will review the Opinion of Probable
Cost and construction plans against the evidence of financing to determine if the
information presented is reasonable and corresponds. The URA will not close on a
property until all the terms of the disposition process are fulfilled. See Exhibit "F" for
Disposition Process Overview.
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 7 of 9

B. Disposition Contract - The Redeveloper must be willing to enter into a
written Disposition Contract with the URA, in a form prescribed by the URA. The
Disposition Contract is the binding document that details the Redeveloper's plan to
design, finance, purchase, and construct the redevelopment project. Taxes, liability
insurance, Property security, historic preservation, and all aspects of owning and
redeveloping the Property shall be the full responsibility of the Redeveloper at the time of
sale, as specified in the Disposition Contract. The Disposition Contract will include, but is
not limited to, the following terms and conditions:
i. Bonding: Per the Urban Redevelopment Law, projects involving the sale
of URA land must have a payment and performance bond for 100% of the
contract price. Redeveloper shall include the cost for the same in its
project sources and uses.
ii. Costs: The Redeveloper shall be responsible for all closing costs,
including, but not limited to, realty transfer taxes, recordation fees, as well
as a closing fee paid to the URA.
iii. Reversion Right: per the Urban Redevelopment Law, the URA must retain
a reversion right in land that it sells for redevelopment projects, until
completion of the same and confirmation that the project was developed
in accordance with the stated project plans. This reversion right will not be
subordinated to any financer.
iv. Covenants: per the Urban Redevelopment Law, the URA must attach
certain covenants to the land at the time of sale, including anti-
discrimination provisions, limitations on major changes to the building for
twenty (20) years after sale, and a restriction on change of use for twenty
(20) years after sale.
v. Participation in proceeds of future sales: The Disposition Contract and
Deed will entitle the URA to 4% of the net proceeds of the first sale of the
Property from Redeveloper to a future owner and to 2% of the net
proceeds of any subsequent sale, in perpetuity.
C. Board Approval - The URA Board must approve any and all Redevelopers
who purchase URA property. Upon URA Board approval, the Redeveloper's purchase of
the property will occur after execution of a Disposition Contract, approval of the final
construction documents and issuance of a building permit. The Redeveloper shall be
solely responsible for obtaining all approvals necessary to move the Project to a final
board action, including, without limitation, obtaining all financing, entitlements, and
permits. The purchase of the property will occur simultaneously with the closing on the
Redeveloper's construction financing. The URA reserves the right to select, reject, and/or
make no selection through this RFP at its sole discretion.
13. LEGAL INFORMATION
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 8 of 9

A. The URA shall have the right to verify the accuracy of all information submitted
and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the ability of
each Respondent to perform the obligations in their responses
B. The URA, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject any proposal when the
available evidence or information does not satisfy the URA that the Respondent is
qualified to carry out properly the obligations of the response.
C. The selected Respondent shall be given an opportunity to inspect the property. If
the Respondent is selected and elects to proceed after exercising its due diligence,
it shall acquire or take possession of the property in "AS-IS" condition.
D. The sale of the property in no way guarantees or warrants grading permits, building
permits, zoning variances or financial viability. The URA reserves the right to
refuse to sell the property until the Respondent is able to obtain all necessary
permits.
E. The selected Respondent will be required to demonstrate a good faith effort to
incorporate environmentally sustainable features and practices into their
development plan.
F. The URA reserves the right to accept an offer or proposal other than the highest
offer and will determine awards at its sole discretion.
G. The URA shall be the sole judge as to which, if any, Respondent best meets the
selection criteria. The URA reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
responses, to waive any submission requirements contained within this response,
and to waive any irregularities in any submitted response.
H. This form is submitted subject to errors, omissions, and/or withdrawal without
notice by the URA at any time.
I. All responses, including attachments, supplementary materials, addenda, etc.
shall become the property of the URA and will not be returned.
J. Respondent and team members must disclose any conflict of interest with regards
to any other work performed by the Respondent for the URA, the City of Pittsburgh,
or any related entity.
RFP for Allentown Scattered Sites
Page 9 of 9