What makes a complete community?
A focus on economic development, economic independence, well-being, and education provides a holistic approach to community development and allows a place to transform by strengthening the components on which it is built.
- 5 minutes to downtown Pittsburgh
- 15 minutes to Pittsburgh International Airport
- 5 miles to Interstate 79
- 3 miles to Interstate 376 (Parkway West)
- 17,000 cars drive down Chartiers Avenue each day
- 1 mile of waterfront property
- 473,421 households within a 30 minute drive time
- McKees Rocks area boasts current corporate investors such as: UPMC, Duquesne Light, First Niagara, Dollar Bank, PNC Bank, PITT OHIO, TriState Capital
- Population of 1,067,548 within a 30 minute drive time
- Rail access, Southwestern Pennsylvania’s only intermodal facility opening in 2016
- Ohio River biking trail
- $40M reconstruction of West Carson Street
- Developing Arts & Entertainment District (Roxian Theatre’s May 2019 launch)
- Beneficial local businesses: CSX, Ohio Valley Hospital, Butler Gas, McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises, Lane Steel, and others
- New businesses: Positive Mental Attitude, Phantom Robotix, Black Forge Coffee, Broken Plates, Roxian Theatre, Brooktrout Development, and Abjuration Brewery
- Area served by 3 bus lines
- Located in Ohio River Town Enterprise Zone & includes 25% of project costs up to $500,000 state tax credits
- $14M+ Streetscape revitalization of lower Chartiers Avenue Business District underway
- No local payroll expense tax levied on employers. Translates into an additional savings of .55% gross payroll
- Qualifies for several programs that are restricted to or prioritize LMI communities