The Plaza at PNC Park is the new gathering place beside the ballpark on Pittsburgh's North Shore. Working with architect Barker/Nestor, Kolano Design carried the plaza's signage from permitting through installation, from the Sugar Bird restaurant to the plaza's large LED video screen, which needed Planning Commission and City Council approval before the North Shore Entertainment District existed. Kolano also permitted the signs for HighBall, the restaurant and bar next door.
Sugar Bird
Exterior Signage · Pittsburgh, PA
Kolano Design led exterior signage implementation for Sugar Bird, the restaurant anchoring the new Plaza at North Shore across from PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Working with architect Barker/Nestor and design partner Atlas Design, Kolano prepared the sign permitting package and Zoning Board of Adjustment approvals, construction drawings and bid documents, and administered fabrication and installation ahead of the plaza's April 2026 opening.
- Restaurant exterior signage
- Sign permitting package
- Zoning Board approvals
- Construction drawings and bid documents
- Fabrication and installation administration
Plaza and LED Screen
LED Screen & Plaza Signage · Pittsburgh, PA
The plaza's 917 square foot LED video screen, mounted on its own steel structure facing the plaza, was the hardest piece to approve. Pittsburgh's code allowed one large electronic sign per major destination, kept screens away from the rivers and out of view of fast roads, and sent each one to the Planning Commission and City Council as a Conditional Use. With no North Shore Entertainment District yet in place, Kolano made the case with visibility studies from I-279 and comparisons with other Pittsburgh screens, and the Planning Commission approved the screen in November 2023.
- LED video screen approval
- Sign code research
- Visibility studies from I-279
- Planning Commission presentation
- Plaza signage
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