Chris Buccini, co-president of the Buccini/Pollin Group, Amachie K. Ackah, founder of Clay Cove Capital, Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Tom’s Barbershop and founder of TomTom24 Development, LLC, and Bomani Howze, vice president of development for the Buccini/Pollin Group, take a selfie in front of the former Hamms Barber Shop, the future location for Big Toms Barbershop, before a groundbreaking ceremony for the space, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to the centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mayor Bill Peduto, second from left in front, listens as Diamonte Walker, deputy executive director of Pittsburghs Urban Redevelopment Authority, thanks him for his role in redevelopment projects in the Hill District during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of the shop and founder of TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, greets Mayor Bill Peduto as he take the podium during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, fourth from right, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, and other community leaders, political figures, and investors, shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mayor Bill Peduto, right, with other community leaders, political figures, and investors, complete a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, greets state Rep. Jake Wheatley during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, listens as Mayor Bill Peduto speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mayor Bill Peduto speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, takes the podium to speak during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Toms Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Toms Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hamms Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, fifth from right, owner of Big Tomís Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, and other community leaders, political figures, and investors, shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Tomís Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Mr. Boyd was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hammís Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Tomís Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, thanks Diamonte Walker, deputy executive director of Pittsburghís Urban Redevelopment Authority, as he takes the podium to speak during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of Big Tomís Barbershop, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in the Hill District. Thomas Boyd, owner of Big Tomís Barbershop and TomTom24 Development, LLC, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to move his shop to what was Hammís Barber Shop in a centrally located building which was sitting vacant on Centre Avenue since the death of its previous owner Walter Hamm. Mayor Peduto said this will likely be the last groundbreaking ceremony of his career as mayor. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
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