Hazelwood Green Riverfront Virtual Tour

We invite you to experience the Hazelwood Green Riverfront and learn about its history and unique character through this interactive virtual tour. The Hazelwood Green Riverfront is a 1.3-mile long stretch along the Monongahela (Mon) River and is situated in the Greater Hazelwood neighborhood. This stretch extends from the Hot Metal Bridge to the Uber test track facility and presents an exciting opportunity to re-imagine a prominent segment of one of Pittsburgh's rivers.

 The virtual tour showcases 13 Points of Interest through a set of interactive maps, photographs, and descriptions of the singular qualities found in these locations. The tour is accessible using a computer, tablet and/or mobile device. At the conclusion of the virtual tour, we ask that you participate in a 5-minute survey to share your input on the future of the riverfront. Your input will be invaluable to the riverfront master planning process.

This 1.3-mile stretch of river frontage is long by Pittsburgh standards and comprises 17 acres of land that have been separated from neighborhood residents for over a century. How the 17 acres is used in the future is extremely important to Greater Hazelwood and the 178-acre Hazelwood Green development project. Almono, LP (the owner of Hazelwood Green) and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council have initiated a master planning process that will ultimately result in a plan to guide the transformation of the riverfront into a dynamic public space open to all. The master planning effort began in the Spring of 2020 and is expected to last through the Summer of 2021. To read more about the Riverfront Plan, please click  here .

Named for the hazelnut trees that once grew on the banks of the Monongahela River, the land upon which Greater Hazelwood sits was purchased in 1758 and is one of the earliest settlements in the Pittsburgh region. Over time, Greater Hazelwood grew into a diverse and dynamic neighborhood anchored by the steel industry. As barge traffic increased and the railroads expanded, the river's edge became a working waterfront and neighborhood residents lost access to this area. 

The Hazelwood Coke Works, Pittsburgh’s last operating steel operation, closed in 1998 and Almono, LP acquired the 178-acre site. Almono has forged a long-term vision for the property's redevelopment that includes reconnecting the neighborhood to the riverfront.

Today, the Hazelwood Green Riverfront is home to a number of vestiges of industrial infrastructure and has one of the region’s largest collections of artifacts from the steel-making era. It is this legacy that the riverfront master planning process seeks to understand and celebrate as the riverfront is improved for public access. The 13 Points of Interest highlighted in the virtual tour showcase the wide range of industrial artifacts that remain and the unparalleled opportunities that they afford for new public space along the Mon.