Built in 1913 the Ford Motor plant in Pittsburgh, PA was part of Ford's revolutionary manufacturing process of shipping partially assembled Model T's to regional assembly plants for final assembly and sale.

This project transforms this National Historic Register building into a state of the art cancer research lab with amenity and assembly spaces geared to increase cross collaboration of ideas and research.

As a collaboration between Wexford Science and Technology and the University of Pittsburgh, the project provides 180,000 sf of tenant space for the University and their close partner UPMC, at a location immediately adjacent to the Hillman Cancer Center, a designated National Cancer Institute.

The project provides an additional 100,000 sf of lab ready office space for industry partners to collaborate and co-locate with the research efforts of Pitt.

The building transforms the former "crane shed" where an overhead bridge crane previously unloaded auto parts from trains that went through the building, into a unique gathering and collaboration environment. A 260 person auditorium is geared for shared research lectures, and the historic showroom, once used to sell Model T's to the public, is now a retail space ready to sever the Bloomfield community. Two other retail spaces, including a large restaurant space at the main entry provide additional amenities for the users and neighborhood.

A large 220 vehicle parking garage and a robust set of research infrastructure with a central plant ensure the building is a complete facility, ready to serve the innovative research efforts of the users.