Technology Drive

Lumen Technology

Lumen Technology plans upgrades to the exterior signs on its building at 200 Technology Drive in the Pittsburgh Technology Center.

Lumen intends to replace an existing front/Second Avenue-facing wall mounted cabinet sign, and add illuminated channel letters to the rear/river-facing side of the building.

Both signs require a Development Activities Meeting per the City of Pittsburgh. Accel Sign Group presented the project on behalf of Lumen Technology at the April 27, 2021 Oakland-Wide community meeting. Accel presented the project at the Planning Commission’s June 1 meeting and at the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2021.

The project goes before the Planning Commission for a 2:00 p.m. hearing on September 28, 2021.

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Parcel 3 - Technology Drive

Developer

Elmhurst Group

Project summary

In November 2017, Elhurst Group began drafting a proposal to the URA for a tech research/light manufacturing development. In Spring of 2018, they entered into an exclusive negotiation for the site. They reached out to the community to collect feedback. In Fall 2018, the developers submitted finalized plans to the URA and the Department of City Planning.

A few minor architectural updates have since been made to the proposal. Elmurst Group presented at Planning Commission for approval on May 7, 2019. The two-building, 156,000 square foot project will contain tech-flex commercial space. See below for the winter 2018 presentation on building materials and space composition.

The URA voted at its December 2020 board meeting to approve the plan and financing. Elmhurst expects construction on the “Elmhurst Innovation Center” to start in March 2021. Depending on the weather and other factors, they expect a 12-month duration on the project.

This project is under construction.

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