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Mexican War Streets
Pittsburgh
The historic Mexican War Streets neighborhood on Pittsburgh’s North Side is among the places where PHLF challenged demolition policies. Instead, we acquired old buildings, restored them, and sold them to new owners thereby validating a market for housing. This central North Side neighborhood is now among the most desirable places to live because of preservation.
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Lending For Historic Preservation
As the lending arm of PHLF, Landmarks Community Capital Corporation (LCCC)—a non-profit subsidiary— advances the cause of preservation by extending loans to projects that facilitate renovation activities in historic neighborhoods throughout the Pittsburgh region.
Among the projects we financed recently was a $200,000 loan to RTH Investments LLC, an affiliate of Rising Tide Partners, to acquire and complete the renovation of a triplex on Flowers Avenue in the city neighborhood of Hazelwood. This project was funded in part by a grant from 1772 Foundation in the amount of $50,000.
This building, pictured here in a before-and-after, was for a short period of time the home of legendary Pittsburgh author August Wilson. The building was renovated on an affordable rental basis for families in the Hazelwood community that have experienced homelessness.
Certified by the United States Department of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), LCC makes sixty percent of its loans in low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods to either for-profit or non-profit developers.
Contact Senior Loan Officer, Rob Wagner (rob@phlf.org or 412-471-5808, ext. 538) for more information or if you wish to discuss your project or to apply for a loan.
