The Strip District Terminal

"Back when the produce terminal in the Strip was being considered for renovation, some people were quite vocal about the idea of making cut-throughs in the building. One concern was destroying the character of the iconic but decaying building," observes Kristy Locklin of NEXT Pittsburgh. "Years later, there are now three so-called passageways recently completed in The Terminal, the mixed-use redevelopment of the Strip’s five-block-long produce terminal. The enclosed and heated passageways at 17th, 18th and 20th streets sport benches, creative lighting in a dazzling array on the ceiling and a collection of colorful graphics about Pittsburgh."

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After a five-year hiatus, Attack Theatre’s The Dirty Ball returns to Pittsburgh for an epic celebration in the company’s home neighborhood of the Strip District. The Pittsburgh dance company will transform a portion of the historic Strip District Terminal building into an extravagant benefit bash on April 25, 2020. With dazzling dance performances, artful inter activities, and flowing libations, this year’s Ball offers a plucky bit of pageantry for the 11th iteration of Pittsburgh’s most daring social soirée.

The McCaffery team has had an active presence in Pittsburgh for more than 15 years. Their presence began prior to the 2006 opening of the adaptive reuse Armstrong Cork Factory and then on to the development of Lot 24 in 2012. In total, McCaffery has developed, leased or managed 868 apartments in the city of Pittsburgh, in turn showing their dedication to the community by developing places which bring people together. In 2019, McCaffery broke ground on their largest project in the city, the redevelopment of the historic Produce Terminal into the Strip District Terminal and the building at 1600 Smallman.

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“If you’re Italian and from western Pennsylvania, this building connects to you directly,” Peduto said Tuesday. “It’s going to see another 100 years. We’re going to give her a brand new use and this building will be the lifeblood of the regeneration and rejuvenation of all along the Allegheny River from the Strip into Lawrenceville and all the way into Downtown.” Peduto was among dozens of public officials and dignitaries on hand for a ceremonial groundbreaking of the historic terminal building that once provided fresh produce throughout this end of the state. Chicago-based McCaffery Interests has started work on rehabilitating the terminal and a three-story former warehouse across Smallman that once housed the popular nightclubs Rosebud and Metropol.

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