Status of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Urban Development Action Grant for the Parkway Center Shopping Mall in Pittsburgh, PA

Pursuant to a congressional request, a review was made of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) preliminary approval of an urban development action grant (UDAG) supporting the proposed Parkway Center Shopping Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UDAG's are made to support commercial, industrial, and neighborhood projects. The Parkway Center Shopping Mall is classified as a commercial project. Of the 17 projects identified during the funding cycle in which this grant received preliminary approval, three involved new retail shopping centers. Thus, this project is similar to several other UDAG's in other locations of the country.