#PopulationLoss

[cmusoa-udbs]

A couple of weeks back, when the UDBS kicked off a series of site visits to look at comparables for RE_CON 01, we visited the Choice Neighborhoods Mixed Income Development in Larimer (this was blogged about by several people).  Directly opposite from the Mistick Construction trailer stands this huge church (St. Peter and Paul Church). It is commonly referred to  in Pittsburgh as Cardinal Glick’s Saint Michael’s church,  featured in the the 1999 feature film DOGMA. Being new to the United States, and to Pittsburgh, this was the first condemned property I had ever seen. Until I saw the church, I considered blight to be a recent phenomena, only impacting buildings constructed within the past few decades. This opened my eyes. Built in 1857, this Catholic Church served East Liberty through the 1980′s, and also supported an adjacent convent.  

Over the course of its life span, the structure supported many programs and uses, ultimately being cared for by a male African American Organisation, Operation Dig/Careers Inc. I was told that the church ceased to serve the Catholic Diocese and was decommissioned when the number of parishioners dwindled as population was lost in the city. But, I wonder if it was something more specific to East Liberty. Could the reason for the abandonment of the church have something to do with the neighborhood and U.S. Urban Renewal Policies of the 1960′s and 1970′s that transformed East Liberty? Urban Renewal was responsible for displacing long time residents without adequate compensation in the name of development. While the intentions of Urban Renewal were often intended to create a brighter urban future, we know that the policies had disastrous effects. The fate of this building is in jeopardy. It is a significant civic landmark and represents East Liberty’s past, but it is in very poor shape with no viable use immediately apparent. East Liberty Development Inc. (ELDI) has taken ownership of the property and has invested in stabilizing the structure, but ultimately its fate will reside with use. As a non-profit organization, ELDI cannot sustain the maintenance on a structure of this size if there is no function that benefits the community.  

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States Ranked By Where Folks Are Moving - AKA: Magnet States!

State to state migration means changes in housing!

Welcome to it folks. Today we take a look at the ranking of states in terms of folks moving in and out. We will review the most moved to states and the least moved to - meaning they are seeing more people leaving than coming. Plus, we will spend some time discussing the states that had the biggest changes in their ranking on this list, since that might just suggest a change in the market in that state.

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