About LaCarte Development · Since 1992
A Family of Business Owners Building Western Pennsylvania Since 1992
We plan, build, lease, and manage industrial property across Western Pennsylvania. The same family runs Model and Stoney's Beer, so we know what a building has to do for the business inside it.
Our beginning
It started with 21 homes in Speers.
We were established in 1992. Our first project was Charter Oaks, a 21-unit housing complex in Speers and the first of its kind on the western side of the Monongahela River in 25 years.
Since then our work has centered on the Monongahela Valley and the Beaver Valley, and on industrial property: speculative buildings put up ahead of demand, and build-to-suit facilities planned around one company's operation.
We start with what the business inside the building needs. Cost, schedule, and occupancy get planned around that, not around our inventory.
Track record · Alta Vista Business Park
We built the first one before anyone signed.
In 2003 the LaCarte brothers, through Fratelli Partners, put up a 30,000 sq ft speculative building at Alta Vista, on I-70 in Fallowfield Township, with no tenant lined up. Here is what happened next.
Progeny Systems signed before it was finished
Progeny worked out of the family's Model Cleaners building in Charleroi until its Alta Vista space opened in 2004.
Progeny needed more room
We added 22,500 sq ft to the same building instead of sending them looking for a new one.
Weatherford
We bought a second speculative building in the park and closed the lease with Weatherford.
Gardner Denver Nash
We built and leased the company's divisional global headquarters and North American distribution center. Its third expansion brought the facility to about 125,000 sq ft and 140 employees.
As reported by the Tribune-Review (opens in a new tab) and the Herald-Standard (opens in a new tab).
What we do
Planning, construction, leasing, and operations under one development relationship.
We work across speculative industrial development, build-to-suit facilities, business park development, leasing, and long-term property management.
Facilities planned around the operation
Site, access, utilities, building requirements, schedule, and future expansion are coordinated around the company occupying the space.
Space that can move ahead before a tenant commits
We have a history of investing in industrial space ahead of demand, so expanding companies get a faster path to occupancy.
Sites prepared for long-term industrial growth
Stonecrest Business Park and Alta Vista Business Park reflect our focus on infrastructure, approvals, access, incentives, and room to expand.
LaCarte Enterprises
We run industrial businesses too.
The same family behind LaCarte Development runs businesses in apparel, garment care, uniforms, and brewing. Payroll, equipment, deliveries, and deadlines are part of our week, which is why we plan buildings around how a business actually operates.
In the press: LaCarte learned business acumen from his family (opens in a new tab), New Castle News.
Leadership
Direct access. Personal accountability.
The people you meet in the first conversation are the ones who approve the budget and sign the lease.
John J. LaCarte
President, General Partner
Leads development and capital strategy, investment decisions, and long-term tenant relationships.
Benjamin G. Bush
Director of Real Estate Development and Operations
Leads project management, leasing, property management, public-private partnerships, and business development.
Evaluate a project
Talk directly with LaCarte Development.
For industrial site information, build-to-suit opportunities, available space, leasing, or development conversations in Western Pennsylvania.