Southside Works
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SouthSide Works is an open-air retail, office, entertainment, and residential complex (often referred to as a lifestyle center
) located on the South Side of the city of Pittsburgh and just across the Monongahela River
from the Pittsburgh Technology Center
and the University of Pittsburgh
. The $300 million complex opened in stages between 2002 and 2004 and offers more than 34 acres (137,593.2 m²) of shops, offices, hotels and apartments, and has a new urbanist
design. The site has over 330000 square feet (30,658 m²) of specialty retail, restaurant, hotel, and apartment space. In addition, the site has 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) of office space.
Ling-Temco-Vought
(LTV) purchased Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
in 1968 and merged with Republic Steel
in 1985, which formed LTV Steel Co. LTV became the second largest steel producer in the nation. South Side Works was one of three LTV manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh. One year following the merger, Republic Steel
was forced to shut down as a result of foreign competition, high labor costs, and a lack of modern equipment. The property was abandoned until a city/county task force revitalized the area just south of downtown, and Pittsburgh-based Oxford Development Company and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
constructed the state-of-the-art UPMC Sports Performance Complex
on the most eastern boundary of the site. The Pittsburgh Steelers
, of the National Football League
, and the NCAA Division I University of Pittsburgh Panthers
football teams both utilize the complex's cutting edge equipment and fields as their primary training facility.
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) was used, and adopted by the City, County, and School Districts, to raise public funds for public infrastructure development. The TIF generated $25 million and was used for road and infrastructure improvements along with filling budget gaps for public parking structures. The site is a mix of office, medial, recreational, housing and retail use. The site generated private investment of $250 million, has 5,400 employment opportunities, 400 housing units, and 1,500 jobs were created during the initial development period.
Project Financing (projected)
Also, there is an 11-screen multiplex movie theater with over 1,700 stadium-style seats.
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A 200 room hotel and 150 unit condo are also planned for the site.
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
) located on the South Side of the city of Pittsburgh and just across the Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
from the Pittsburgh Technology Center
Pittsburgh Technology Center
Pittsburgh Technology Center is an office park located in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTC, on the site of a former Jones and Laughlin steel mill, is a hub of advanced academic and corporate technology research. More than 1,000 people work on this site which has...
and the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. The $300 million complex opened in stages between 2002 and 2004 and offers more than 34 acres (137,593.2 m²) of shops, offices, hotels and apartments, and has a new urbanist
New urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...
design. The site has over 330000 square feet (30,658 m²) of specialty retail, restaurant, hotel, and apartment space. In addition, the site has 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) of office space.
Site history
Ling-Temco-Vought
Ling-Temco-Vought was a large U.S. conglomerate which existed from 1969 to 2000. At its peak, its component parts were involved in the aerospace industry, electronics, steel manufacturing, sporting goods, the airline industry, meat packing, car rentals and pharmaceuticals, among other...
(LTV) purchased Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
The earliest foundations of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company were the American Iron Company, founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth, and B. F. Jones founded in 1852a few miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Lauth's interest was bought in 1854 by James H. Laughlin...
in 1968 and merged with Republic Steel
Republic Steel
Republic Steel was once the third largest steel producer in the United States.The Republic Iron and Steel Company was founded in Youngstown, Ohio in 1899....
in 1985, which formed LTV Steel Co. LTV became the second largest steel producer in the nation. South Side Works was one of three LTV manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh. One year following the merger, Republic Steel
Republic Steel
Republic Steel was once the third largest steel producer in the United States.The Republic Iron and Steel Company was founded in Youngstown, Ohio in 1899....
was forced to shut down as a result of foreign competition, high labor costs, and a lack of modern equipment. The property was abandoned until a city/county task force revitalized the area just south of downtown, and Pittsburgh-based Oxford Development Company and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...
constructed the state-of-the-art UPMC Sports Performance Complex
UPMC Sports Performance Complex
The UPMC Sports Performance Complex is a multipurpose, multisport training, sports science, and sports medical complex of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...
on the most eastern boundary of the site. The Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
, of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, and the NCAA Division I University of Pittsburgh Panthers
University of Pittsburgh Panthers
The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, faculty, and students...
football teams both utilize the complex's cutting edge equipment and fields as their primary training facility.
| 1893 | 1974 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monongahela Water Company first develops site | LTV acquires J&L Steel | The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh purchases the site | The URA purchases the former Hot Metal and MONCON Bridges | URA completes design of the renovation of the MONCON Bridge | LTV ends operations and demolishes the facilities in its steam plant in SouthSide Works | Renovations of the MONCON Bridge is completed | A series of mixed-use structures are completed |
Site Development
There were environmental concerns associated with the site’s redevelopment. The contaminants were PCBs and Iron and Cyanide Metals. The total actual cost of remediation was $265 million, and the project was funded by both the private and public sector. In 1996–1997, the Urban Redevelopment Authority completed major remediation, yet continued to model and assess groundwater on the site for contamination. As of 1998, most of the assessment had concluded, and as a result the site was safe for redevelopment. Developers, however, were required to clean up any contamination discovered during construction, and to implement a Health and Safety Plan.Tax Increment Financing (TIF) was used, and adopted by the City, County, and School Districts, to raise public funds for public infrastructure development. The TIF generated $25 million and was used for road and infrastructure improvements along with filling budget gaps for public parking structures. The site is a mix of office, medial, recreational, housing and retail use. The site generated private investment of $250 million, has 5,400 employment opportunities, 400 housing units, and 1,500 jobs were created during the initial development period.
Project Financing (projected)
- $23,427,461 City/URA Funding
- $16,250,000 Private Garage Funding
- $16,992,000 State Funding
- $12,525,000 Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
- $25,000,000 Tax Increment Financing
- $11,000,000 HUD Section 108 Loans
- $1,500,000 HUD Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Grant
- $1,000,000 HUD Economic Development Initiative (EDI) Grant
- $7,245,039 Other Sources
- $103,666,500 Total
Anchor Tenants
- American Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
Global Headquarters - REIRei-People:*Rei, the Biblical term for those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled, as mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8*Rei Hiroe*Rei Igarashi*Rei Kawakubo*Rei Kikukawa*Rei Mikamoto*Rei Munakata*Rei Okamoto*Rei Omishi...
- Sur La TableSur La TableSur La Table, Inc. is a privately held American retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells kitchenware products, including cookware, cutlery, cooks' tools, small electrics, tabletop and linens, bakeware, glassware and bar, housewares, food and outdoor...
- UPMCUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...
Sports Medicine Complex
Also, there is an 11-screen multiplex movie theater with over 1,700 stadium-style seats.
Apparel stores
- American Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle OutfittersAmerican Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
- BCBG Max AzriaMax AzriaMax Azria is a French fashion designer of Tunisian Jewish descent who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, a global fashion house that encompasses over 20 brands...
- Colleen Mac
- Forever 21Forever 21Forever 21 is an American chain of clothing retailers with branches in major cities in The United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that offers fashion and accessories for young women and men....
- H & M
- Karma Fashion
- Nine WestNine WestNine West is a fashion wholesale and retail company best known for quickly translating runway trends into styles attainable by mass consumers. Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West has since expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold...
- PUMA AGPUMA AGPuma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...
- Rynn's Luggage
- Steve MaddenSteve MaddenSteve Madden is the founder and former CEO of Steve Madden Ltd., a footwear company.Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Madden grew up in adjoining Lawrence in Nassau County, New York....
- Urban OutfittersUrban OutfittersUrban Outfitters, Inc. is a publicly traded American company that owns and operates five retail brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, and BHLDN....
- White House Black MarketWhite House Black MarketWhite House | Black Market is an American fashion store targeting women 25 years of age and older. White House | Black Market is known for its sleek lines, and its focus on white, black, and other variants of the two colors...
Restaurants & bars
- Caribou CoffeeCaribou CoffeeCaribou Coffee Company is a specialty coffee and espresso retailer, the second largest in the United States after Starbucks. Caribou sells coffee, tea, and bakery goods in 415 company-owned coffeehouses in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 126 franchise locations worldwide.-...
- Claddagh Irish Pub
- Crazy Mocha Coffee Company
- HofbräuhausHofbräuhausThe Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München is a brewery in Munich, Germany, owned by the Bavarian state government...
- Hot Metal Grille
- The Cheesecake FactoryThe Cheesecake FactoryThe Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company in the United States. The company operates 165 upscale, casual, full-service dining restaurants: 151 under The Cheesecake Factory mark, 13 under the Grand Lux Cafe mark and one under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen mark...
- McCormick & Schmick'sMcCormick & Schmick'sMcCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants is an American seafood restaurant chain, based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1979, the publicly-traded company operates a total of 92 locations in North America under various brands. This includes seven Canadian locations that operate under the Boathouse...
- Qdoba Mexican GrillQdoba Mexican GrillQdoba Mexican Grill , is a chain of fast casual "Fresh Mex" restaurants in the United States serving Mexican-style cuisine. The company is owned by Jack in the Box, having been owned and expanded by ACI Capital until 2003....
- Tusca Mediterranean Tapas
- The Pita Pit
Further plans
A 38000 sq ft (3,530.3 m²) fitness center is also being considered as well as the completion of close to 350000 sq ft (32,516.1 m²) of 2nd and 3rd floor office space above the complex. A riverfront pavilion is also planned for hosting smaller concerts by touring groups as well as the local Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...
.
A 200 room hotel and 150 unit condo are also planned for the site.