The water accelerator building is just part of a larger redevelopment of the former Reed Street Yards into a water research and technology park. The 17-acre site is adjacent to the accelerator building and has been vacant for decades since its historic use as a railway switching yard. The city has created an amendment to Tax Incremental District 75 to authorize the expenditure of $6.2 million in infrastructure improvements, such as extending the existing W. Pittsburgh Avenue through the property, and west of the 6th street viaduct.