SouthSide Works is an open-air retail, office, entertainment, and residential complex (often referred to as a
lifestyle centerA lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall but with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
) located on the South Side of the city of Pittsburgh and just across the
Monongahela RiverThe Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in North-Central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
from the
Pittsburgh Technology CenterPittsburgh Technology Center is an office park located in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTC, on the site of a former Jones and Laughlin steel mill, is a hub of advanced academic and corporate technology research. More than 1,000 people work on this site which has...
and the
University of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. The $300 million complex opened in stages between 2002 and 2004 and offers more than of shops, offices, hotels and apartments, and has a
new urbanistNew Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s and continues to reform many aspects of real estate development and urban planning....
design. The retail alone will have over of space.
The complex sits on the site of the famous "Southside Works"
Jones and Laughlin Steel CompanyThe earliest foundations of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company were the American Iron Company, founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth, and the firm of Jones and Lauth, founded in 1852 by B. F. Jones a few miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Lauth's interest was bought in 1854 by James...
plant that helped win two world wars and make the United States a great industrial power.
SouthSide Works is an open-air retail, office, entertainment, and residential complex (often referred to as a
lifestyle centerA lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall but with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
) located on the South Side of the city of Pittsburgh and just across the
Monongahela RiverThe Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in North-Central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
from the
Pittsburgh Technology CenterPittsburgh Technology Center is an office park located in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTC, on the site of a former Jones and Laughlin steel mill, is a hub of advanced academic and corporate technology research. More than 1,000 people work on this site which has...
and the
University of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. The $300 million complex opened in stages between 2002 and 2004 and offers more than of shops, offices, hotels and apartments, and has a
new urbanistNew Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s and continues to reform many aspects of real estate development and urban planning....
design. The retail alone will have over of space.
Site history
The complex sits on the site of the famous "Southside Works"
Jones and Laughlin Steel CompanyThe earliest foundations of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company were the American Iron Company, founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth, and the firm of Jones and Lauth, founded in 1852 by B. F. Jones a few miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Lauth's interest was bought in 1854 by James...
plant that helped win two world wars and make the United States a great industrial power. With the advent of cheaper foreign steel starting in the late 1970s and accelerating in the 1980s the massive mill and factory complex was idled in the mid-1980s. For almost a decade the site was vacant until a city/county task force revitalized the area just south of downtown, and Pittsburgh-based Oxford Development Company and the
University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $8 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 50,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.3 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures...
constructed the state-of-the-art and internationally acclaimed
UPMC Sports Performance ComplexThe UPMC Sports Performance Complex is a multipurpose, multisport training, sports science, and sports medical complex of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...
on the most eastern boundary of the site. The
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and the NCAA Division I
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football teams both utilize the complex's cutting edge equipment and fields as their primary training facility. With some of the pillars of the region in the University, the NFL franchise and the major college sports teams all being active in the area, the city and county were able to build on that foundation to make the former industrial site attractive to retailers and office developers.
Anchor Tenants
- American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their...
Global Headquarters
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers
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- REI
-People:*Rei, the Biblical term for those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled, as mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8*Rei Hiroe*Rei Igarashi*Rei Kawakubo*Rei Kikukawa*Rei Mikamoto*Rei Munakata*Rei Okamoto*Rei Omishi...
- Sur La Table
Sur La Table, Inc. is a privately held American retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells gourmet cooking utensils and related merchandise, such as home appliances, food, and cookbooks. As of 2008, Sur La Table sells products in 70+ stores in 26 states across the country and the...
- UPMC
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $8 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 50,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.3 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures...
Sports Medicine Complex
- Z Gallerie
Also, there is an 11-screen multiplex movie theater with over 1,700 stadium-style seats.
Apparel stores
- American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their...
- BCBG Max Azria
Max Azria is a French fashion designer of Tunisian descent who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, a global fashion house that encompasses over 22 brands...
- Colleen Mac
- Forever 21
Forever 21 is a chain of clothing retailers throughout the United States, Philippines, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan, and Puerto Rico [June 2009] offering fashion and accessories for...
- H & M
- Karma Fashion
- Nine West
Nine West or 9 West is a subdivision of Jones Apparel Group. Nine West is a women's fashion retailer/wholesaler with offices in 60 countries. There are chains of stores from Hawaii to Maine. It was co-founded by Jerome "Jack" Fisher...
- PUMA AG
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- Rynn's Luggage
- Steve Madden
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- Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a publicly traded company that owns and operates five retail brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and Leifsdottir, a luxury brand for Anthropologie....
- White House Black Market
White House Black Market is an American fashion store targeting women 25 years of age and older. White House Black Market is known for its sleek lines, and its focus on white, black, and other variants of the two colors...
Restaurants & bars
- Caribou Coffee
Caribou Coffee is a specialty coffee and espresso retailer, the second largest in the United States after Starbucks. Caribou sells gourmet coffees, teas, and bakery goods in 415 company-owned coffeehouses in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 80 franchise locations worldwide.-...
- Claddagh Irish Pub
- Crazy Mocha Coffee Company
- Hofbräuhaus
The Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München is a brewery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, owned by the state government...
- Hot Metal Grille
- The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company in the United States. The company currently operates 146 dining restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory name in 34 states and the District of Columbia...
- McCormick & Schmick's
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants is a publicly traded American seafood restaurant and catering chain, based in Portland, Oregon, USA with 87 locations under various names in the United States and six in Canada...
- Qdoba Mexican Grill
Qdoba Mexican Grill is a chain of fast casual "Fresh Mex" restaurants in the United States serving Mexican-style cuisine. The company is owned by Jack in the Box, having been owned and expanded by ACI Capital until 2003....
- Tusca Mediterranean Tapas
- The Pita Pit
Further plans
A fitness center is also being considered as well as the completion of close to of 2nd and 3rd floor office space above the complex. A riverfront pavilion is also planned for hosting smaller concerts by touring groups as well as the local
Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraThe Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based at Heinz Hall in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-History:...
.
A 200 room hotel and 150 unit condo are also planned for the site.
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