PRACTICE FOCUS
Deborah Rouse is a principal in the firm’s Real Estate practice group. Deborah concentrates her practice in real estate development, land use, zoning matters and construction law. As a registered architect with three decades of experience in building design, urban planning and construction oversight, she brings extensive skills and insider knowledge to the practice of real estate development.
As deputy director of the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning, Deborah worked closely with developers, contractors and design professionals to develop land use, historic preservation and urban design controls to apply them to major development projects, including the recently constructed PNC Park, Heinz Field and Pittsburgh Convention Center projects. She managed the professional urban design, historic preservation, development and zoning staff.
RECOGNITIONS
- City of Pittsburgh, Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Historic Preservation, for the University of Pittsburgh campus improvements and renovation of the Masonic Temple
- Association of University Architects, Case Study Award, for the adaptive reuse of the Masonic Temple
- The Best Lawyers in America for Land Use and Zoning Law, 2018-2023; and Real Estate Law, 2021-2023