The FNB Financial Center is rising from the Civic Arena site. The $300 million development will deliver a 26-story office tower with 470,000 square feet of space, the first major office building to be constructed on the Lower Hill in four decades. The tower's completion will mark a turning point in the neighborhood's long redevelopment process.
The Civic Arena was demolished in 2010. For over a decade, the site sat largely undeveloped, a painful void in the city's landscape. The FNB project represents the beginning of the end of that chapter. The neighborhood is moving from demolition and clearing to construction and activation.
From the Penguins to the URA
The Civic Arena site was controlled by the Pittsburgh Penguins for years. The team had plans but struggled to execute them. The Urban Redevelopment Authority took control of the site and has managed the development process more aggressively. The FNB project is the result of that transition in stewardship.
"This tower is proof that the Lower Hill is no longer an empty space. It is an opportunity that is being realized."
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The building will house FNB's corporate headquarters, but it will also attract other office tenants. The first new office tower in four decades is a significant milestone. It suggests that Pittsburgh's downtown is stable enough to support new construction, not just conversions of old buildings.
Completion is projected for 2028.