Former site of LTV Steel’s Coke Works re-envisioned by foundation, civic, and community leaders
Foundation, civic, and community leaders are collaborating in the redevelopment of the 178-acre “Hazelwood Green” urban riverfront brownfield formerly occupied by Jones & Laughlin and LTV Steel in Hazelwood, a Pittsburgh neighborhood that employed nearly 13,000 people at the height of the steel industry. Renamed Hazelwood Green in October 2017, the site’s master plan calls for a mixed use development comprising a blend of housing, offices, research and development, light manufacturing, retail, parks, trails and transportation, and employing a host of sustainable standards and infrastructure. The site is pursuing LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification and zero net energy.
Hazelwood Green Brownfield. Photo credit: Green Building Alliance
The Pittsburgh steel plant in Hazelwood closed in 1998 and the Hazelwood Green site was purchased in 2002 by local foundations. The site has undergone more than a decade of site remediation, infrastructure, and planning. Its first stage of development includes the $80 million renovation of the existing Mill 19 building. Plans call for construction of a 65,000 square-foot zero net energy building with the steel shell of the former mill retaining a glimpse of Pittsburgh’s industrial past; Carnegie Mellon University’s Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute will be the first building tenant.
Uber is Hazelwood Green’s first site tenant, is already using a portion of Hazelwood Green as a test site for self-driving vehicles.
Source: The Heinz Endowments. Read more in an h magazine article.
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