Amtrak in the USA has selected a consortium of Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia (PIP), Gilbane Building Company, Johnson Controls Inc., and Vantage Airport Group Ltd. to form a master development partnership via ground lease for the renovation of William H. Gray III 30^th Street Station. The selected team will design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the station.

The historic station is nearly 100 years old and serves more than four million Amtrak customers and more than eight million combined SEPTA and NJ TRANSIT rail commuters annually. The master development partnership will restore and highlight the historic fabric of the majestic station, while heightening the level of customer experience by introducing new amenities, reinvigorating the structure’s retail and commercial potential, improving and expanding existing office space and enhancing transit and pedestrian traffic flows.

The Amtrak Board of Directors approved the designation of PIP following a competitive, open procurement process with a rigorous technical and financial review. PIP was selected based on their proposal and successful record of project delivery, extensive experience with complex mixed-use properties and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, and approach and commitment to engaging Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“DBE”), community hiring, and workforce development strategies during all phases of the redevelopment. The group was selected from a pre-qualified short list of teams following a Request for Qualifications in 2018.