COME TO THRIVE
Located in the historic heart of industry and manufacturing that powered the region for the last 150 years, the Strip District has reinvented itself for the new century and beyond. Now the center for a burgeoning high-tech sector and an eclectic mix of entertainment, innovation, dining, discovery, and commerce, 1520 Smallman welcomes the spirit of an exciting new age of expanding possibility.
THE STRIP DISTRICT
The Strip, as it is colloquially known, is a historic market district bursting with local food vendors, ethnic grocers and antique dealers. Historically the hub of industry, now a hot bed for innovation, the district has become popular with technology companies and property developers seeking warehouse style working and living. Perfectly positioned at the gateway to Downtown and The Strip, 1520 Smallman is the ideal location for people seeking a vibrant and varied work-life balance.
NEW TECH CENTER
Pittsburgh is fast emerging as a city of makers and entrepreneurs. The best kept secret east of Silicon Valley, tech giants such as Google, Apple, Bosch, Uber, Nokia, Microsoft and IBM have outposts here. Why? Because Pittsburgh is a hotbed for talent and innovation.
Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh cultivate top talent in robotics, biotech, and computer engineering. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sets the bar for medical research, while Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute laid the groundwork for self-driving cars. Now roughly 60 robotics companies operate in this once industrial stronghold. The potential in Pittsburgh is palpable as it transforms from steel city to smart city, creating a vibrant and connected community of entrepreneurial excellence.
“Great care has been taken to enhance the surrounding community with retail frontages, street planting, and promoting a rich bike culture that shall activate and reinforce the pedestrian linkages.”
— BRANDON HAW, ARCHITECT —
Our Neighbors
1520 Smallman will take its place alongside some of Pittsburgh’s most dynamic and innovative companies—global titans in technology and electronics, digital luminaries of the information age, and rising stars in robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced materials manufacturing.
