A BEE'S EYE VIEW OF NOVA PLACE
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Anyone who needs food, needs bees. From 2015-2016, the United States lost 44% of all honey bee hives, and bee species were officially added to the list of endangered species. This decline is one of the single greatest threats to our natural environment today. Because of this, Faros Properties will invest over $50,000 over the next 4 years maintaining 4 hives on the top of Nova Place.
WHY DOES IT MATTER TO US? It is close to our hearts
By adding beehives into our community through a partnership with Best Bees Beekeeping Services, we hope to directly bolster the local pollinator populations, positively impact the productivity of neighborhood gardens, and ultimately do our duty in the fight to save the bees.
200,000+ BEES Urban beekeeping bolsters the population and health of honey bees and directly impacts the productivity of neighborhood gardens as each beehive typically supports 50,000+ bees. Well, we have 4 hives on the top of Nova Place...you do the math!
Honeybees are integral to the survival of life on our planet.
"Ultimately, the goal of what we're doing is to have a positive and meaningful impact on the communities in which we develop." -Jeremy Leventhal, Faros Properties Managing Partner
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BEST BEES
RESEARCH
METHOD
EQUIPMENT
The Best Bees Company
Our hives are managed by a team
Taking up space of only 2 by 3
focuses on applied research
of local experts, and to ensure
square feet, our hives are safe
and development with the goal
safety we work exclusively with
and compact. By using
of improving honey bee
Italian honey bees known for
innovative software, data
health. This scientific
their non-agressive nature. The
driven beekeeping methods
approach lends the opportunity
hives are harvested and the
allow beekeepers to accurately
to observe the changing
honey is bottled and returned
manage each hive and provide
dynamics of honey bees and
back to Nova Place to share in
up to date information and
the health of their hives.
the harvest.
analysis.
WHERE ARE WE?
PITTSBURGH Â "Just like humans buzzing around their offices in Nova Place, the rooftop of Nova is busily buzzing with bees, making this a very exciting initiative directly supporting our sustainability program."
-Brad Ott, Faros Properties VP of Commercial Operations
Faros Properties is a real estate investment firm that targets long-term private investment opportunities, while prioritizing core investments in supply-constrained markets that have high concentrations of intellectual capital.
Established by Alexander Leventhal, Jeremy Leventhal, and Elliot Gould, our predecessor companies trace their roots to family-owned operations, and for over six decades the family has actively engaged in the construction, development, acquisition, and management of real estate throughout the country.
Media Contact: Gretchen D'Atri gdatri@farosproperties.com 412-224-5252