Edgewood Towne Centre

Edgewood Towne Centre stands on land connected to Edgewood’s industrial history. Union Switch & Signal maintained its primary factory near the borough for 106 years, making the site an important part of the area’s manufacturing economy. Union Switch & Signal was associated with railway signaling and related industrial technology, and its long presence reflected the concentration of heavy industry and engineering businesses in the Pittsburgh region. The factory closed in 1986, leaving a former industrial property available for a new use. The site was redeveloped as a shopping center, and Edgewood Towne Centre was established in 1990. This conversion changed the property’s function from industrial production to neighborhood commerce. Rather than preserving the site as a manufacturing facility, redevelopment introduced retail space intended to serve Edgewood and surrounding communities. The center’s location places it near several established municipalities and Pittsburgh neighborhoods, giving it a local trade area across the eastern suburbs. The available material does not provide a detailed account of the project’s developer, construction phases, tenant openings, renovations, financing, or changes in ownership. It also does not establish a definitive current tenant list. A Phillips Edison webpage identifies the property within a Pennsylvania portfolio or property listing, but the supplied references do not provide enough evidence to describe the company’s exact ownership or management role. For that reason, corporate ownership and management details remain unconfirmed. The center’s documented significance is therefore primarily geographic and historical. It represents the reuse of a former industrial site after the closure of a long-standing factory and the adaptation of that land to a retail purpose. Its history is closely tied to Edgewood’s transition from an area with a major industrial employer to a borough supported by residential, institutional, and neighborhood commercial activity.

• 1990

  Edgewood Towne Centre established

  [1]Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvaniaen.wikipedia.org

  The former industrial site was redeveloped for retail use and Edgewood Towne Centre was established as a shopping center.

• 1986

  Closure of the Union Switch & Signal factory

  [1]Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvaniaen.wikipedia.org

  Union Switch & Signal’s primary factory near Edgewood closed after operating at the site for 106 years, creating the basis for later redevelopment.

A local, convenience-oriented shopping center serving Edgewood and nearby eastern Pittsburgh communities.

• Commercial real estate · 1990

  Retail space

  The center’s core offering is leasable retail space arranged for neighborhood-serving businesses. The supplied references do not identify the full tenant roster, individual unit sizes, anchor tenants, or specialty categories. Its commercial function is best characterized as convenience-oriented shopping serving Edgewood and nearby communities rather than as a large regional mall.

• Property services · 1990

  Shopping-center services

  Edgewood Towne Centre provides the shared environment associated with a neighborhood shopping center, including access, common commercial infrastructure, and a location for multiple retail and service businesses. Specific amenities, operating hours, parking arrangements, and property services are not detailed in the supplied source material.

• 1990

  Conversion of former industrial land to retail useStrategy

  Background

  The closure of the Union Switch & Signal factory in 1986 left a long-used industrial site available for redevelopment in the Edgewood area.

  Action taken

  The site was redeveloped as a neighborhood shopping center, which became Edgewood Towne Centre in 1990.

  Aftermath

  The property became a local retail destination and represented the reuse of former industrial land for community-serving commercial activity.

  Source

1. 1Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvaniaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Edgewood Towne Centre property listingphillipsedison.com