The Act 152 Blight Removal Program provides funding for demolition and blight remediation planning. This program uses established blight conditions to focus on demolishing hazardous structures, site preparation for development projects, and multiphase planning efforts.
Today, there are over 27,000 vacant lots in the City of Pittsburgh. THE CURRENT SCALE OF ISSUES CREATED BY VACANCY: COMPROMISING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS • REDUCING PROPERTY VALUES • WEAKENING THE CITY'S TAX BASE. Approximately 26% of the total number of vacant lots are City- owned.
Pittsburgh has 10,000 abandoned houses and empty lots, of which 1300 have reported code violations, and restoring these properties to the tax rolls would go far in helping to balance the city and school district budgets.
The Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program (VPRP) acquires vacant, blighted properties and conveys them to applicants who have developed: A concrete reuse plan and. Demonstrated the capacity to implement it.
The Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program (VPRP) acquires vacant, blighted properties and conveys them to applicants who have developed: A concrete reuse plan and. Demonstrated the capacity to implement it.
The Blight Elimination Program was an Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) funded-effort to reduce the negative impacts of blighted and abandoned homes by demolishing those beyond repair.