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Proximity of cultural institutions and downtown
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The central spine of the building is envisioned as a bright terraced plaza
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Strada is taking active measures to ensure the health of our Team Members and also to assist in fighting the spread of COVID-19. We closed our physical offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on March 17, 2020. We continue to operate remotely while considering CDC guidelines and recommendations to protect our team and clients for a safe reopening. We anticipate returning to our offices this summer, but will update our plans as new information becomes available.
Meetings will continue to be held virtually, via conference call or may be postponed. All of our Team Members will be working remotely under our work-from-home policy. Due to school and business closings, our staff may be active at various times throughout the day and evening. Please bear with us as we make every effort to stay on schedule and in contact with our clients and business colleagues.
Proximity of cultural institutions and downtown
The central spine of the building is envisioned as a bright terraced plaza
Since the Pittsburgh Downtown Plan of the 1990s, the Allegheny Center shopping mall has been marked as a zone to be reworked and reconnected to its surroundings. The construction of the mall in the 1960s disrupted the historic street grid of Allegheny City (annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907), and along with the burgeoning highway system, formed a barrier between the North Side and downtown.
Strada worked with Faros Properties, who recently purchased this property, to create a master plan for its renewal. The vision outlines a number of clear goals: to strengthen the connection to downtown to invite pedestrian traffic; to connect with neighboring destinations, including the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the New Hazlett Theater; to develop spaces that are attractive to high-tech innovators and other corporate tenants; and to reinvigorate public spaces both indoors and out. Re-branded as Nova Place, the former mall will include workspaces, improved common areas, restaurants, and retailers. A central plaza and an airy, freshly-planted central hall will continue the tradition of public greenspace established in the original plan for Allegheny City and its surrounding commons.
The Nova Place Master Plan aims to build connectivity within the community, activating an underused structure and bringing it forward as catalyst for the neighborhood.
