Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania

5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 KNOWLEDGE PARK Penn State Behrend’s 106 acre research facility with nearly 300,000 sf of office and lab space is home to a talent pool of over 400 employees across 20 advanced manufacturing and high value add business services companies. Knowledge Park is a thriving research and development hub for forward-thinking, knowledge-driven businesses. Here, you’ll have access to infrastructure, property management, security and support services combined with world class talent and technology resources. It’s a unique environment for innovation and Altair is proud of our partnership with the Park. UNIVERSITY GATE APARTMENTS In January of 2022 BM Ugate and partner Altair acquired this 132 Unit and 489 bed student housing complex. Renovations have commenced and occupancy is high. We are proud to serve students attending Penn State Behrend and to support an ecosystem of research, innovation, and talent at the Penn State Behrend campus. COBBLESTONE INN AND SUITES Harborcreek’s only hotel! Built in 2016 by SREO and partner Altair as part of the groups expansion into hospitality. Run by Diamond Hospitality the hotel includes conference space, a pool and full service bar. ALTAIRRE.COM 155 E.10th ERIE, PA 16501 (814) 622-11121 Investing in Harborcreek’s future municipality that did certain things fairly well. But one thing we didn’t do necessarily well was being attractive to businesses. So 18 years ago, we kind of blew everything up developmentally,” Pepicello recounts. “We changed everything. We did a lot of it through the power of zoning to allow more uses within our business district.” Part of that process was an aggressive, short term tax abatement program. They offered a five-year tax abatement for businesses that came into their traditional area. “It has worked for us,” Pepicello states. “We are in a much better position, we think, in part, because of it. But at the same time, we believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. So we demand certain things in land development.” Some of those things include attractive landscaping, sidewalks, paved parking, lighting, and stormwater accountability. “All of these things are important to us,” Pepicello notes. “At the end of the day, we want to have a minimal impact on the environment and a maximum impact on the quality of life. At times