| Locally known as 'The City of Bridges' and 'The Steel | | | | vacancy rates are still one of the lowest in the |
| City', Pittsburgh gets the name from having so many | | | | country. Office space rentals in Pittsburgh are at an |
| bridges, 446 to be exact and the reference to its | | | | average of $21.52 per square foot. If you need to |
| former steel manufacturing days. Being the second | | | | figure out how many square feet you will need and |
| largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, it has a | | | | how to measure your office floorplan we can help. |
| population of 334,563 residents and has a growth | | | | As bleak as it looks right now, it should be noted that |
| rate of 7.3%. Crime index is at a high level of 558.3 | | | | many companies have setup their headquarters here |
| considering the national average is only 320. Since the | | | | and are contributing towards job opportunities for |
| shutting down of the steel factories, industry | | | | the people here. Some of these companies are Bayer |
| concentration has moved into new up to date areas | | | | USA, Alcoa, Deloitte Touche, FedEx, BNY Mellon and |
| such as the biomedical technology, robotics, health | | | | GlaxoSmithKline. Philadelphia is another major city |
| care, nuclear engineering and of course tourism. The | | | | nearby that is trying to survive this sad economic |
| arts and cultural industry also contributes towards | | | | time. |
| economic growth as well with jobs for the people | | | | Pittsburgh Commercial Market and Economy: |
| and tax profits for the city which should help the | | | | Many multi-national companies have also set their |
| slow recovery in the office space market in | | | | headquarters here in the city. Some of the prominent |
| Pittsburgh (for serviced and temporary unit also). | | | | names include H.J. Heinz Company, PNC Financial |
| Other local areas we service include Bellevue, | | | | Services, WESCO International and US Steel. Financial |
| Dormont, Forest Hills, Liberty Avenue, North Side, | | | | institutions (all need to rent some sort of office |
| South Side and Squirrel Hill. | | | | space in Pittsburgh PA) which are located in the |
| Office Space in Pittsburgh Rental/Vacancy Rates: | | | | downtown district include GNC, Dollar Bank, |
| Cushman & Wakefield reported that office | | | | Federated Investors, National City Bank, Citizens |
| vacancy rate in Pittsburgh central business area was | | | | Bank and Bank Ariba. Healthcare giant UPMC has its |
| at 13.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009. As with | | | | corporate office in the US Steel Tower. Together, |
| other cities in the United States, Pittsburgh's office | | | | these corporations ensure the steady growth of the |
| market was also affected with vacancies and lower | | | | city and ample job opportunities for the residents of |
| tenancies, with supply outweighing demand. But | | | | Pittsburgh. |
| despite this figure, it is good to note that Pittsburgh's | | | | |