NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
June 19, 2019
City of Pittsburgh-Office of Management and Budget
200 Ross Street
2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219
412-255-2211
This notice shall satisfy procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Pittsburgh.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about July 8, 2019 the City of Pittsburgh will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended for a real estate project. The structure located at 147 Winslow Street will be demolished to clear the site for a future mixed-income mixed-use development. The building is described as a two-family home that contains approximately 1,539 square feet. The 147 Winslow Street site is needed for a future development that includes a school building located at 540 Larimer Avenue with an adjacent auditorium and gymnasium. The school building will be developed into 35 mixed-income housing units. The gymnasium and auditorium will be White Boxed for future commercial development spaces. Each commercial space is approximately 3,000 square feet. The 147 Winslow Street site will be used for parking for the development. The development also includes seven (7) townhouse units to be built on Winslow Street. There will be a total of 45 parking spaces. Twenty-seven (27) parking spaces will be designated for the housing units and 18 parking spaces will be designated for the commercial development.
The developer will be a Limited Partnership to be formed by McCormack Baron Salazar as managing general partner with majority ownership and Allies and Ross Management Development Corporation as party to the general partner. The Federal funding source to be used to demolish 147 Winslow Street will be Community Development Block Grant funds. The proposed CDBG funding year is 2018. The projected cost of the demolition is $80,000.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at 200 Ross Street, 2ND Floor Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 and may be examined or copied weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:
Gerald Cafardi
City of Pittsburgh,
200 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 255-2211
All comments received by July 5, 2019, will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that William Peduto in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Urban Redevelopment Authority to use development funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Pittsburgh certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Planning and Development Division
The Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Ave.-10th floor
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222
Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
William Peduto
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
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