Pittsburgh Development Fund Of Action Housing Inc

Author : Maya Catherine Haptas
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Download or read book "Solid And Salvable" written by Maya Catherine Haptas and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis traces ACTION-Housing, Inc.'s responses to urban renewal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The non-profit organization instituted a participatory planning process called Neighborhood Urban Extension that began in the neighborhood of Homewood-Brushton in 1960. Massive urban renewal projects in the late 1950's redeveloped downtown Pittsburgh resulting in the displacement of the city's African-American residents in the Lower Hill. ACTION-Housing's leaders felt that the rehabilitation of existing buildings would generate much needed low-to-moderate income housing in the city. The organization's relationship with the primarily African-American neighborhood of Homewood-Brushton led it to develop twenty-two units of rehabilitated housing on Cora Street. This pilot project utilized federal subsidies that were necessary to finance the project and keep the units affordable. Based on the success of Cora Street, ACTION-Housing developed the Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation to implement this kind of residential rehabilitation on a massive scale. The corporation utilized a revolving loan fund built from private investment for the initial capital and again relied on federal subsidies to keep projects affordable. Although the corporation faltered, it provides an important example of Pittsburgh's transition from the destructive planning practice of urban renewal to regeneration through preservation and community development.