“Feastival serves as a good gauge to the question, ‘Will music bring people to McKees Rocks?’,” said Pergal who notes attendance tops 4,000 each year and draws people from out of state. In support of the Roxian Theatre project, Pergal, MRCDC, Grey Area Productions and Hollowood Music and Sound worked together to bring the music, food and art festival known as Feastival to McKees Rocks during the summers of 2015-2018. Lyco Construction LLC out of Ruffsdale delivered, wrapping on the McKees Rocks project in May 2019. The aggressive construction schedule put forth by newly formed Roxian Live, LLC partners called for a winter 2018-19 launch. ![]() With the Roxian, McKees Rocks is back on the map!,” said Ray Garofalo, vice president community development at Dollar Bank and MRCDC board member.ĭedicated to providing services that reach low and moderate income areas, Dollar, which is purchasing the historic federal tax credits, is one of several investors in the partnership group. It will result in new business development, residential growth, new recreational opportunities and the creation of jobs for the community’s residents. “The Roxian is a game changer for the Sto-Rox community. “We wouldn’t be renovating and restoring two live music venues if we didn’t believe Pittsburgh needed two venues like the Thunderbird and the Roxian, venues that are actually designed for live music to provide the best experience for both the performers and the customers.” – John Pergal The Roxian will include general admission, mezzanine seating and VIP areas, each with its own bar space offering a wide variety of craft beers.īoth Pergal and Taris Vrcek, executive director of MRCDC, predict the music venue will spark further development, including retail, and restaurants, and attract additional jobs and visitors to the community. Regionally, the Roxian – estimated to have a capacity of more than 1,400 attendees – will fill a void for this size of venue by attracting musical acts that normally bypass the Pittsburgh market. “We wouldn’t be renovating and restoring two live music venues if we didn’t believe Pittsburgh needed two venues like the Thunderbird and the Roxian, venues that are actually designed for live music to provide the best experience for both the performers and the customers,” said Pergal. Pergal and partners recognize that restoring the 1929 vaudeville-era Roxian Theatre will lead the transformation of the surrounding Chartiers Avenue business corridor, similar to the direct impact the Thunderbird Café and New Amsterdam had on the revitalization of Lawrenceville. ![]() A 10-year Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) was provided by the McKees Rocks Borough and the Sto-Rox School District. The project is being funded with approximately $1.4 million in recoverable loans from the MRCDC which obtained the funds from grants provided by the Hillman Foundation, The Heinz Foundation and the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), $5 million in loans from the Reinvestment Fund, Bridgeway Capital and LISC, $600,000 from the sale of federal historic tax credits and private equity of $2 million.
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