Colliers International | Pittsburgh Announces Amizade Global Service-Learning’s New Lease at 3406 Ligonier Street

– Amizade Secures 4,200 SF of Office Space at 3406 Ligonier Street –desk area rendering

Colliers International | Pittsburgh is proud to announce that Amizade Global Service-Learning has leased 4,200 SF in the office building located at 3406 Ligonier Street.  The 4,200 SF office building, which is located in Lawrenceville, will be the headquarters for Amizade and Global Solutions Pittsburgh.  Both non-profit companies are collaborating for The Global Switchboard project, a shared building space to connect global and local organizations in the Pittsburgh area.  The launch date for The Global Switchboard project is May 1, 2014.

Patrick Sentner, SIOR, Founding Principal, and Edward Lawrence, MBA, Vice President of Office Brokerage of Colliers International | Pittsburgh, represented the tenant, Amizade Global Service-Learning.

“The building at Ligonier and 34th Street is a nearly ideal office solution for the Global Switchboard as it is stand alone, provides abundant free parking and is situated in the organization’s preferred geographic location,” said Edward Lawrence, MBA, Vice President of Office Brokerage at Colliers International | Pittsburgh.

“This is a community-oriented shared space that we envision will serve as Pittsburgh’s home for global engagement, a way to bring new resources to the city, and a space to cultivate new and innovative global ideas,” said Brandon Blache-Cohen, Executive Director of Amizade Global Service-Learning, who has signed the lease on the property and is powering the project.

Learn more about Amizade’s new project at The Global Switchboard.

About Amizade Global Service-Learning

Amizade Global Service-Learning has been empowering individuals and communities through worldwide service and learning since 1994.  Nearly 7,000 individuals have served with local community leaders in 12 countries on 4 continents with 16 partnerships. From working with women and girls on rainwater harvesting initiatives in rural Tanzania to running at-risk youth camps in Jamaica, Amizade volunteers have transformed and been transformed.

About The Global Switchboard

The Global Switchboard is a shared-space, community-oriented, work center for Pittsburgh’s globally engaged social-profit organizations. It will be Pittsburgh’s home for global engagement, a way to bring new resources to the city, and a space to cultivate new and innovative global ideas.

About Colliers International

Colliers International is a global leader in commercial real estate services, with over 13,500 professionals operating out of more than 482 offices in 62 countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, Colliers International delivers a full range of services to real estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including global corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal services, mortgage banking and insightful research. The latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the second-most recognized commercial real estate firm in the world.  For the latest international news from Colliers International, visit colliers.com/us/news, or follow us on Twitter: @ColliersIntl.