12th and Greengarden

Property History

This site has earned its manufacturing reputation the old-fashioned way. It all started in 1919, when a patent attorney named Hugh Lord had a hunch that rubber and metal—properly bonded—could quiet the noise, absorb the shock, and smooth the ride of a world that was just beginning to move fast. He was right. 

For decades, the Lord Corporation plant at 12th and Greengarden did exactly that, turning out precision-engineered components for aircraft, automobiles, and defense applications that found their way into everything from helicopter rotors to car engines. 

When Lord eventually outgrew the site and moved on to a new greenfield facility in the Erie suburbs, this landmark corner fell quiet. 12th and Greengarden sat vacant for years, changing hands more than once, and testing the patience of a city that knew it was too good a site to leave idle. 

Now, with its environmental work complete and its infrastructure intact, the property is ready to write its next chapter. The legacy is built in. All that's missing is the next great idea there.

Key Stats

• 14 acres of industrially zoned property
• High traffic counts and excellent visibility on West 12th gateway property
• Immediate access to Interstate 79 and Erie’s Bayfront Parkway
• Located within Federal and Keystone Opportunity Zones
• Ten-Year Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA)
• City Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ)
• Environmentally remediated

Trade Area Summary

Contact

To learn more about this property, email Laith Wardi, CEcD, REALTOR®, lwardi@ecrda.net or call (814) 480-0337 ext. 305.