After paying a competitive rate for the property management and ASSET management that the small operator does himself.  

I would designing, renovating and managing the property.

The building's Property Manager is sympathetic to the owners at large, but says they can’t do anything until instructed by the Board, and they indicated the building’s lawyers would only respond to Board members.

I’d love to hear your insights or experiences managing properties with similar setups in Pittsburgh.

It's an estimated cash on cash return given current rental rates subtract expenses assuming 7% interest rate, 10% management fee, 5% repairs, 5% capex and other expenses like mortgage, insurance, tax. it's a estimate to tell you what properties to analyze vs ignoreyou can see the are pockets of negative returns as well as pockets of positive return. this is to supplement the data @Devin Conley provided

CT is 1-2 hour drive from my location depending on the town and is manageable for one project.

Is it Leasing, Property Management, Vendor Management, Operations, Finance, Accounting... 

You add your coverage yourself online and can see all your properties listed on one screen to manage them.

Most importantly, learn how to manage it well so you don't squander your investment.

You can be an agent, property manager, service provider, etc.