PROJECTS

Hazelwood Green: A World-class Sustainable Development

Hazelwood Green Development Site is planned as a 178-acre mixed-use development along the urban waterfront of Pittsburgh, PA. It is located within the Hazelwood neighborhood, a place that has experienced decades of disinvestment following the closure of the steel mill once located on this property. The site is owned by three Pittsburgh-based foundations—Benedum Foundation, The Heinz Endowments and Richard King Mellon Foundation—that formed Almono LP to develop the property.

Policy Systems

ReMAKE Group prepared a new Preliminary Land Development plan (PLDP) and advanced public approvals in 2018 and 2019. The 2018 Hazelwood Green PLDP was certified by GBCI in 2020 as a LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) plan at the Platinum level and is was also awarded the American Planning Association’s Sustainability Award for Excellence in Urban Design and Land Development.

Infrastructure Systems

ReMAKE Group led the design of a new complete street that included green infrastructure, separate bike and pedestrian ways, and traffic calming and safety measures through the first application of chicanes in Pittsburgh and raised pedestrian crossings. Bus stops were also enhanced to improve pedestrian and bike safety on a previously constructed street. Bike Pittsburgh awarded RMG its Advocate of the Year award for these and other measures implemented on the site’s mobility infrastructure.

Economic Systems

ReMAKE Group worked closely with the local community to address issues of job creation and affordable housing for local residents. As a member of the Hazelwood Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee and through active participation in the business and housing development planning efforts, RMG worked to integrate neighborhood priorities into the development plans for the site. RMG also organized community events on the site such as the Big Tent Event and renaming of the site to Hazelwood Green to showcase the connection between the site’s development and its neighborhood. The Greater Hazelwood Community Collaborative presented ReMAKE Group with an Acknowledgement of Service award at the end of their work on the project. 

ReMAKE led and directly contributed to several project outcomes over four years as part of the owner’s plans to transition general management of the project from RIDC (past manager and current developer of Mill 19) to a future master developer. During that time, ReMAKE was directly charged with advancing the Almono LLC’s directives for project implementation that included: development and approval of an award winning land development plan; design and construction of about 2 miles of new – complete streets; fostering strong community relations; designing and initiating construction of a three-acre public open space; solicitation of master developers and negotiation of individual parcel development agreements; solicitation of district energy providers; conducting a transportation impact study and long-range transportation plan, and advancing diverse mobility solutions; preparing the project’s portion of Pittsburgh’s response to Amazon’s search for sites; site marketing, event planning and media relations; and overall management and administration of Almono LLC meetings and organizational requirements. ReMAKE also served as the LEED AP for LEED ND Platinum Plan certification of the new land plan. One of only eight projects world-wide reaching this level as of 2020.