Developer breaks ground for offices near PIT

FINDLAY TWP. A new 60,250-square-foot commercial office building is under construction in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh International Airport.

Called The Concorde by Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services Inc., the Pittsburgh-based company behind the project, the development is being constructed on speculation that the area around the airport is ripe for growth.

We feel this is the next market hot spot and recognize this is the regions largest suburban office sub-market, said Jim Scalo, president and chief executive officer of the company in a news release.

Very little new office space has been developed there in the last decade, according to Scalo.

The company broke ground on the building on Thursday. Located at 400 Industry Drive, the new single-story structure will offer expansive glass openings (to) create wonderful day lighting into office spaces, according to a Burns & Scalo news release.

The company didnt release how much cash it is putting into the project or if any prospective tenants are in mind for the site, but called it a premiere location that offers branding opportunities to reach about 60,000 vehicles traveling daily on the Interstate 376 corridor.

Developers like Jim Scalo are absolutely critical to maintaining the momentum of development in this area, Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald said in the news release.

Airport officials also were supportive of the project.

Pittsburgh International Airports role as an economic generator is two-fold: to provide high quality, competitive air service in and out of southwestern PA and to develop key properties to attract new industry and jobs. With Burns & Scalo, The Concorde building will provide office and business facilities in the fast growing Industry Drive region, David Minnotte, chairman of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, said in a statement about the project.

Construction is set to be completed by October, the company said.

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