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Oct 22, 2025 _ news
Steel City Squash Wins ULI Pittsburgh’s Placemaking Award
ULI Pittsburgh has honored Steel City Squash with a 2025 Placemaking Award in the Community Place Category!
This category recognizes the place that is inclusive and best engages and strengthens the community and neighborhood through opportunities to assemble, unite, or celebrate.
An educational space on one side and a sports facility on the other, Steel City Squash provides life-changing opportunities to underserved students from across Pittsburgh through mentoring, tournament travel, and the sport of squash. The organization’s new home in the neighborhood of Larimer reflects this mission while bringing resources to its community.
Minimizing its carbon footprint and costs (both upfront and operational), the building is constructed of precast, insulated concrete panels, and utilizes a large, southern-facing roof to make the building net-zero energy ready.
Additionally, our work with Stanton Highland Apartments-ACTION Housing Inc. was recognized as a finalist in the Catalytic Place category. Thank you to the jury for honoring our contributions to placemaking in Pittsburgh this year!
See all the winners here.
Learn more about Steel City Squash here.
See more of our non-profit work here.
