Supervising Staff Attorney, Raina Metha; Staff Attorney, Kelly Prokop; and RHLS Executive Director, Dina Schlossberg, have been working with ACTION-Housing, Inc. and Bethlehem Haven on the Uptown Flats in Pittsburgh. ACTION-Housing, Inc. is the largest nonprofit developer in Pittsburgh; they develop and operate affordable housing throughout the city. Bethlehem Haven has operated a year-round shelter for women for forty-one years.
Phase 2 has broken ground! Congratulations, we are so proud to partner with ACTION on this development.
Annette Fetchko, Executive Director, Bethlehem Haven of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey
Congresswoman Summer Lee, Lena Andrews, CEO, ACTION-Housing, Jodi Lincoln, Development Officer, ACTION-Housing
The Uptown Flats development has had two phases. Phase One was the renovation of Bethlehem Haven, a 26 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) facility on Fifth Avenue, where Bethlehem Haven has operated a year-round supportive shelter for women. The building needed rehabilitation following a fire, but this phase is now complete. Phase Two includes the new construction of 34 apartments on Fifth Avenue. This joint venture will create a new mixed-use building with 34 LIHTC apartments and supportive services for low-income residents in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood.
Developments that include 100% of units designated as supportive housing are unusual due to funding constraints. As such, this development represents a significant investment in the community and will be an important resource.
The Project received a forward reservation of 9% tax credits as well as a reservation of PA state tax credits from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA). The deal has closed and the construction can begin.