Powell applauds $700,000 investment to redevelop blighted buildings
Will convert structures into a mixed-use property in Spring Garden
Rep. Lindsay Powell April 17, 2026 | 1:53 PM
PITTSBURGH, April 17 – State Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny, applauded a $700,000 investment to redevelop two blighted structures in the Spring Garden neighborhood to create more housing and business opportunities in the community.
The project will turn two currently vacant and blighted structures – a four-story building and an adjoining single-family home – into a mixed-use property at the intersection of Spring Garden Avenue and Chestnut Street.
“A blighted building can be difficult to handle, but it also provides a prime opportunity for redevelopment with the right resources,” said Powell. “This funding will allow for redevelopment that will be incredibly impactful for our community by creating business opportunity and allowing for more neighbors to proudly call Spring Garden home.”
Once completed, the development will bring four affordable residential units and a ground-floor commercial space for a neighborhood-serving business to the community.
Funding for this project was made available through the Community Revitalization Fund Program via the Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit. The funding will cover more than one-quarter of the total cost of the development, which is being led by the Community Alliance of Spring Garden and East Deutschtown, in collaboration with Rising Tide Partners and Main + Elm Development Company.
Powell is the prime sponsor of H.B. 1650, bipartisan legislation that would create the PA Home Preservation Program to provide repairs for homeowners that will further prevent decaying, blighted buildings.