Taken from the sky, last summer.

 

 

 

Is that all new development near the stadium? And if so, is there a name for the project?

It's not all new. There are some very old buildings mixed in there, as well as some newer ones that predate the stadiums. There is more construction going on, on the other side of the park. It's more a series of projects rather than any grand scheme.

Nice!

pittsburgh's convention center=BEAUTIFUL

 

that city has done an amazing job pulling it's resources togehter and making the city the best it can be with what it has

 

great pics

 

Is that all new development near the stadium? And if so, is there a name for the project?

 

There have been different ongoing efforts to develop the area between the stadiums and the surrounding areas.  This was officially announced last month.  Take notes Cincinnati!!

Cordish Co. to build Pittsburgh “Live!” project

Rita Chappelle, The Examiner

Mar 19, 2007 3:00 AM (21 days ago)

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BALTIMORE - Baltimore’s The Cordish Co. and PSSI Stadium Corp. — owned by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Columbia-based Continental Real Estate — have plans to build one of Cordish’s signature “Live!” entertainment complexes in Pittsburgh.

 

 

Dubbed Pittsburgh Live!, the project will be on the 25-acre parcel between the city’s stadiums and will consist of retail and entertainment space including shops, bars, restaurants and a 1,200-seat glass-covered amphitheater.

 

“Cordish is a renowned developer that specializes in these types of projects, and it will be a great enhancement to the North Shore,” Steelers spokesman Jimmie Sacco said. “We chose them because of their success in other cities. They will be a great fit for Pittsburgh.”

 

“The project will be comparable to other Cordish Live! Districts, such as Fourth Street Live! in Louisville,” company chairman David Cordish said in an earlier statement. “It will be a meeting place for the entire region, and an amenity not just for the North Shore but the entire downtown. Millions of visitors will come every year as they do in our other projects,”

 

Cordish’s Live! product was the selling point for the other partners as well.

 

“We wanted to be sure to do this project right,” Continental Chairman Frank Kass said in a statement. “[Cordish] is one of the country’s preeminent entertainment developers.”

 

To help move along the project, the Sports and Exhibition Authority, a city-county agency, will sponsor an application for a $10 million grant for tax credits to build the infrastructure to support the build out. The grant would provide tax breaks as long as the project meets state sales tax revenue goals.

 

The Cordish Co. has built such notable projects as Baltimore’s Power Plant Live in the Inner Harbor and the highly successful Hard Rock hotel and casino complex for the Seminole Indian tribe in Florida.

 

Cordish also has deals pending around other sports complexes including the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.

 

 

Oh, they did a wonderful job with Fourth Street Live(!). From the air, the collection of new and old buildings looks wonderful!