Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board voted to seek proposals for seven acres of the Lower Hill and distributed nearly $1 million to neighborhood businesses.

With remote work an established part of the economy, speculative office construction has flatlined. If developers build housing instead, could that eventually revive the commercial market?

Pittsburgh’s 2026 budget lowballed costs by $30 million or more, and Mayor O’Connor’s team has not yet finalized any needed cuts.