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Today’s South Hills A look at our fastest growing communities.

Kitchen Design Why so many homeowners are paying more attention, and more of their home improvement budgets to ensure this much loved room reflects their own personality.

Pittsburgh’s Apartment Living The current surge in new apartments has mirrored the shift in the makeup and economy of our region. New projects continue to fill up and rents are still rising. If you’re young or old, apartment living in Pittsburgh is vibrant and dynamic.

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ationally, Americans bought new homes in December at the strongest pace in ten months, making 2015 the strongest year for this segment of the housing market since 2007. New home sales surged 10.8 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 544,000. It was the third consecutive monthly gain since sales collapsed in September. The increase pulled the sales rate nearly even with the level of 545,000 in February and shows continued momentum for real estate and construction in the opening months of this year, a promising sign for the housing market as we move into 2016. Most expect this strong increase in new-home sales to continue as the fundamentals of the housing market remain strong.

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Steady job growth that cut the unemployment rate to a healthy 5 percent has given many homebuyers increased confidence, while relatively low mortgage rates improved affordability. Yet, sales of new homes continue to run below the historic average of 655,200, a sign of the severe hit absorbed by the market after the housing bubble burst. In the Pittsburgh market, new housing construction was on par with recent years, with above-average permits for apartments again and an increased number of new subdivisions to rejuvenate the single-family market. Estimates based on permit data through November 30 are for new single-family detached (SFD) permits to hit 1,850 units, with another 825 units of single-family attached units. Permits for new construction through December 1 totaled 2,249 units, the fourth consecutive year above 2,000 units.

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About the cover: The kitchen -like the Shanahan’s in Upper Saint Clair -- is the heart of the home. Homeowners are paying close attention to the details in order to reflect their unique personality. Photographed by Bradd Celidonia.

In this issue of NEW HOME, read why apartments have been the property choice for regional developers since the recovery from the housing crisis began in 2010 and construction of multi-family units was above average in 2015. After some softening of rents as new inventory came on line in early 2015, the average rent in metropolitan Pittsburgh rises again! Sarah Tuthill presents some kitchen design ideas and explains why small details make big statements. Enjoy! Until next time... all the best for 2016!

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here’s a story about legendary homebuilder Ed Ryan which defies the way we think about the South Hills today. It’s retold by Scott Blodgett, who began his career with Ryan Homes back in the 1990s and founded Infinity Custom Homes in 2012. “Upper St. Clair was farmland, all farmland, when Ryan Homes was developing and building homes in the ’60s,” Blodgett recalls. “The South Hills then stretched from Mt. Lebanon to Upper St. Clair. And Ed could barely get people to go to Upper St. Clair because it was so far away from the city! Which is laughable today. But it was the truth— we bought a bunch of farms and nobody wanted to be there. He had a very hard time convincing people to move.”

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Hard to imagine that Upper St. Clair could be a place where nobody wanted to be. Now an affluent, well-developed suburb, it has won more accolades than almost any other local community. In 2015, it was ranked as the 4thbest Pittsburgh-region school district by the Pittsburgh Business Times. In 2009, it was voted ‘Best Places to Live’ by US News and World Report for its quiet charm and proximity to Downtown Pittsburgh.

Hard to imagine that Upper St. Clair could be a place where nobody wanted to be.

But while it has worn its age well, Upper St. Clair is several generations removed as the fashionable outpost of city living. Like its neighboring townships of Jefferson Hills, South Park, and South Fayette, it is now an anchor community for the booming development just across the Washington County line. There’s a linear pull that’s a classic American story: if Upper St. Clair is close to Pittsburgh, then Peters Township is just a bit further. And when Peters Township reaches its tipping point, as its costly

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housing prices suggest, then its southern townships are only a bit further, too. The newest darlings of North and South Strabane are the latest to showcase the affordable lots and open, rural surroundings that homebuilders prize.

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Yet look a little deeper, and you’ll see that these communities are far more than next in line. Along the region’s sprawling southward corridor are townships marked by another kind of lucky geography: the resurgence of interest in the Marcellus Shale and the commercial enterprises capitalizing upon it. “I’ll admit, we’re in a very unique position because we have a casino in our backyard,” says Frank Siffrinn. Siffrinn has been the township manager of North Strabane since 1992, when the popula-

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tion was just over 7,000. Today, there are more than 14,000 residents, all of whom benefit from almost $3 million in impact fees that the township collects annually from The Meadows Casino and Racetrack. “The township has not increased taxes in the last 24 years,” says Siffrinn. “Within the last three years, we’ve actually cut real estate taxes, which is virtually unheard of throughout the state of Pennsylvania.” In 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awarded The Meadows a gaming license for slot machines, paving the way for the opening of a permanent casino on the racetrack grounds in 2009. One year later, the casino added table games. Across the street from the casino, North Strabane officials constructed a public safety building that housed an expanded 24-hour police force and fire department.

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With the casino’s contributing revenue, the township enlivened nearly every corner of its public works agenda. It nearly tripled its number of staff and grew the township’s emergency reserve fund. In 2012, it cut the ribbon on a project six years in the making: an $8.1 million park facility with picnic pavilions, walking trails, and a multipurpose athletic field that seats 2,000.

have been developed. But because the township intends to build out approximately 50% of its land mass (and likely no more), it is currently planning a $1012 million sewage expansion project. The project will link infrastructure to areas that originally had not been planned for this type of growth, leading to a considerable amount of development within existing corridors.

Otherwise, the area becomes very congested, and then over time, people don’t want to live there.”

“We did things most townships could never dream of doing,” says Siffrinn.

These foundational investments are exactly what townships need to build a desirable, long-term tax base. Yet they’re often overlooked, says Marty Gillespie, a partner at Laurel Communities and the former president of Heartland Homes.

After all, looking to the northeast, they have plenty of examples of what to avoid. In 2012, the INRIX Traffic Scorecard Annual Report rated the juncture of I-376 West and Route 19, a convoluted loop of ramps leading up to the Fort Pitt tunnels, as the ninth-most congested stop in America. A year earlier, a Daily Beast article gave the exit the honor of being the 27th worst commute.

It would be easy to pin North Strabane’s good fortune to a quick and steady injection of cash. But that would overlook the fact that long before the casino broke ground, the township had developed a reputation for long-range planning. Officials paid close attention to the first hallmark of growth: demand for large tracts of single-family homes. One of the earliest was Meadowbrook, a Heartland Homes master plan of nearly 500 homes that was completed in the 1990s near the race track. In 2003, the township did a major rewrite of its comprehensive plan, looking carefully at ways to restrict growth in any given area under current zoning ordinances. “If every piece of ground in the township was developed the way it was zoned back then, we could’ve accommodated 100,000 people,” says Siffrinn. “Our thought process was, we didn’t want the township approaching anywhere near that. We planned for the township to be between 20,000 and 30,000 people, maximum.” “We still have quite a few active working farms, and I think that is one of the amenities that can draw people to North Strabane Township. People want the best of both: a suburban setting in an open space. And they want to be close enough to the metropolitan area that they can take advantage of what it has to offer.” Siffrinn estimates that approximately 35% of the township’s 27 square miles

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“We still have quite a few active working farms, and I think that is one of the amenities that can draw people to North Strabane Township. People want the best of both: a suburban setting in an open space. “I’ve been in real estate now for 15 years, and North Strabane is the municipality that has done the best job of managing its growth,” he says. “It is specifically poised over the next decade to be a great area for development and housing.” “If townships don’t have the right infrastructure, the things that people look for suffer,” he explains. “You need the infrastructure for improved traffic signals, or to expand a one-lane road to two lanes.

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In Washington County, will the townships nicknamed “the Cranberry of the South” be able to avoid a similar fate of congestion? Officials are betting heavily on I-79 and I-70 to speed commuters along.

But South Hills commuters don’t need another study to howl about. Most already know that the north-south corridors of US Route 19 and PA Route 51 are unmanageable well before they spy a tunnel. Neither one of these aging roads has held up well against the saturation of the South Hills suburbs. Even those traveling via I-79 North would still need to exit the highway several miles west of the city on the Parkway, or jump off earlier to take a back route to the city. The bottom line: if you build in the South Hills, you’re likely to work in the South Hills, too. It’s a piece of conventional wisdom echoed by people like Jeff Costa, a fourth-generation builder of luxury homes across the Pittsburgh region. Costa is everywhere. He’s subdividing lots in Upper St. Clair. He’s building on acreage parcels and development plans in Peters Township. He’s currently demolishing and rebuilding an abandoned house in Pittsburgh’s fashionable Shadyside neighborhood. But first and foremost, he’s a resident of the South Hills.

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“I have to bite my tongue sometimes when somebody from the North Hills says, ‘I can’t even imagine living in the South!’” he jokes. “I’m smart enough to know the North Hills has tons of growth—I’m active there too. But being close to family is far more important.”

Costa is quick to inform them that 3 of the top 4 Pittsburgh-region school districts are in the South Hills: South Fayette, Mt. Lebanon, and Upper St. Clair. But due to the demand for these regions, he notes that the land in nearby Peters Township became costly and limited.

Costa’s business model is well-adapted to the South Hills, where only small pockets of desirable land are available in comparison to its northern counterpart. But this suits him. Like many custom builders, his clients are typically second- and thirdtime homebuilders who choose to live in established neighborhoods.

“Not so long ago, I could’ve sold you a side lot for $80,000 in Jefferson Hills where you would’ve gotten a whole lot in Peters. But now, you’re not saving any money in Peters. The going rate is $175,000.”

And if they don’t know which neighborhood is established, they’ll ask. “We have people calling from out of town who don’t know anything about Pittsburgh,” he says. “Their first question is where the best school districts are. They don’t even want to move in without knowing that.”

Costa is not the only fourth-generation builder to notice that desirable land in the South Hills has disappeared fast. “What’s left are small farms owned by people who have refused to sell their land—lots about the size of 20 acres,” says Jon Moritz, vice president of sales for Eddy Homes. “Once you get past Waterdam Plaza, I don’t think there’s much out there. There are some new developments, but at that point you’re very far

from restaurants, grocery stores, etc. At some point, the amenities will follow, but you’re really on the fringes.” Still, he can name two Eddy Homes projects that are the exception to the rule, both in Peters Township. The first is Justabout Farms, a community of 40+ first- and second-story homes targeted to empty nesters. It should meet the strong demand for maintenance-free luxury living, especially among long-time South Hills residents who want to stay put. Eddy Homes is also building 106 townhomes adjacent to the Peters Township High School, targeted to the first-time homebuyers on a supply-and-demand basis. “We’re very lucky we had some ground in some good spots,” says Moritz. “The South Hills plots are gone.” Paul Scarmazzi would agree about the scarcity of land. Scarmazzi is a bankerturned-builder who started construction

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as an Epcon Communities franchise 15 years ago, taking on the venture with his wife Lisa. A year ago, the couple rebranded their popular business as Scarmazzi Homes, putting their family name front and center. “You have to create opportunities,” says Scarmazzi. “It’s easy to poke your head down and get your shoulders hunched over and say, Ryan Homes is too big and bad and we can never compete on land. Especially because if you see a property, it’s either got an issue with mining or utilities or zoning, and you’ve got to figure it out.” He should know. In 2004, the Scarmazzis moved a quarter-million yards of dirt to build Villas on the Green, a property that he offhandedly refers to as “a ski slope.” Their crew needed a year to develop the site for just 70+ homes, moving mountains of waterlogged dirt that had soaked up the relentless rains of Hurricane Ivan. Still, he says that it was a fun sort of

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Southpointe, a 610-acre business complex just off I-79 in Cecil Township, is the regional headquarters for the oil and gas industry, and an undisputed driver of economic growth.

tension, responding to the demand from customers who were anxious to move into the carriage home community in South Strabane. This demand for first-floor living persists throughout all of the townships where Scarmazzi Homes is active, including North Fayette, Cecil, North and South Strabane, and Chartiers. While the Scarmazzis might never reach the volume of a nationally-backed corporation, they are winning the market on price. They build homes whose total cost averages between $250,000 and $400,000, what they consider the “sweet spot” for many residents. This price is especially attractive to white-collar professionals who have relocated to Washington County as part of its prominence in the energy sector. Southpointe, a 610-acre business complex just off I-79 in Cecil Township, is the regional headquarters for the oil and gas industry, and an undisputed driver of economic growth. It hosts a long list of

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These corporations have sewn deep pockets in the Western Pennsylvania portion of the Marcellus Shale, which holds some of the formation’s highest-quality reserves of natural gas. The bet on Marcellus has had a powerful ripple effect on the manufacturing, transportation, and service economies, and on the employment of blue-collar workers in southwestern PA.

“The area has grown drastically from a retail perspective,” observes Blodgett. “It’s become a destination for people to go shop and entertain, similar to what Cranberry is in the North Hills. Eventually, custom homebuilding companies like mine will move into the area, because there will be more demand for lots as the infrastructure expands.”

Even as the energy sector has stalled in response to the affordability of petroleum, builders like Scarmazzi are still expecting continued growth. “The oil and gas industry has taken $2 gas prices on the chin,” he says. “But billions have been invested down here, and I think the corporations will continue to support the work. They’re not going anywhere.”

“Peters, Cecil, North and South Strabane—those four townships have changed drastically,” Blodgett continues. “That’s because townships in general have become very resourceful in bringing opportunity to places where it never was before.”

Forget the steel skyscrapers on 6th and Grant in Downtown Pittsburgh. Thanks to Southpointe, this is a region with its own commercial identity. According to estimates from Washington County’s Chamber of Commerce, Southpointe brought approximately 6,500 employees of 150 companies to the county. Its phase 2 development, managed by Horizon Properties, LLC, is projected to add another 1,000 jobs.

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Today’s kitchen is undeniably the heart of the home, which is why so many homeowners are paying more attention – and more of their home improvement budgets – to ensure this much-loved room reflects their own personality. The two most important aspects in kitchen design are style and beauty according to HOUZZ’s annual kitchen trends survey. So it is easy to forget that historically, the kitchen was not a room a family wanted to spend time in, let alone a stylish space for gathering and hosting guests. 16 GREATER PITTSBURGH’S NEW HOME

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The sum of many small choices gives Jonette Shanahanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upper Saint Clair kitchen its personal flair.

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Interior designer Kym Pelcher’s own kitchen reflects her philosophy that even the smallest detail can make a statement.

ark, noisy and purely utilitarian, kitchens of yore were often situated as far away as possible from the social rooms in a home. It wasn’t until the 1950s and 1960s that this hard working room started to move into the main living area. As cooking got quieter, cleaner and better organized, kitchens started to become a source of pride. Now, the kitchen is the most social room of the house, which is why so many people are moving towards an open floor plan. So with a kitchen that is exposed and integrated, the last thing a homeowner

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Whether a new kitchen or just an updated one, with a little imagination and attention to detail, the most important room can also be the most imaginative.

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wants is for it to be drab and predictable – which is why they are looking to the details for ways to make a statement. “The kitchen has an array of places to add that personalized touch,” says April Spagnolo, kitchen designer at Evalia Designs in Ross Township. “It’s the little details that play a key role in evoking the style of the space, whether it is a unique edge on the countertop or a detail on an island post. Whether a new kitchen or just an updated one, with a little imagination and attention to detail, the most important room can also be the most imaginative.

The varied cabinets and granite countertops garner attention from those who visit Dani Folinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Fox Chapel kitchen.

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Pairing materials like the quartzite stone countertop with an exposed brick wall gives the Shanahan kitchen warmth and dimension.

Counter Intuitive The most notable components of a kitchen design are the large-surface components of the space – countertops, cabinetry and backsplash. To give a kitchen a custom look, designers suggest homeowners pay close attention to the details – the small choices that can be made with these surfaces. Many homeowners admit they have a “special bond” with the material they choose for their countertops. After all, that’s not only where meals are prepared, but also where homework is accomplished, crafts are created, and guests are entertained. So choosing the right material is essential. “I relate selecting [a counter top] to shopping for a wedding dress. When you find ‘the one,’ everything else falls into place,” says Spagnolo. “It is easy to reselect or change a cabinet finish, backsplash, paint color, or flooring. But when you find that one stone that you fall in love with, it makes the rest of the kitchen a breeze.”

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“Usually a client falls in love with a particular stone and then uses it as a springboard to create a one of a kind space.” And with an array of materials like granite, marble, quartz, soapstone, limestone, onyx, travertine and wood, the choices are endless.

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Chris Morrow, owner of Ultimate Granite Surfaces in Gibsonia, couldn’t agree more. “Usually a client falls in love with a particular stone and then uses it as a springboard to create a one of a kind space.” And with an array of materials like granite, marble, quartz, soapstone, limestone, onyx, travertine and wood, the choices are endless. The most popular option for countertops continues to be quartz, in large part because of its natural beauty and multitude of color and texture choices. Innovative brands of quartz are popping up, such as IceStone, which redirects millions of pounds of waste glass from landfills and combines it with cement to develop a distinctive and sustainable surface. Natural materials like granite and marble are equally popular, and provide plenty of options in edges and finishes to create a custom look. For example, Morrow fashions a distinctive finish called “iced” by leathering the slab and then polishing the high points. “This creates a water-like effect on the stone. It’s really quite stunning!”

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Morrow says many of today’s clients are selecting more than one stone for the space. “This typically depends on the style of the kitchen and with some guidance from our staff or the client’s designer or architect to make sure the stones work well together.”

Homeowner Dani Folino and her designer Kym Pelcher enojoy the inviting space they created by paying close attention to every last detail.

Captive Cabinetry Seemingly small choices in cabinetry also make a big impact on the personality of a kitchen, according to Kym Pelcher, Fox Chapel interior designer and owner of Splurge, an interiors and accessories shop. She says white kitchens continue to be 22 GREATER PITTSBURGH’S NEW HOME

extremely popular, but gray has moved to a close second. “Gray is a wonderful way to add dimension and a little drama, while keeping things neutral.”

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As with counter top materials, Pelcher suggests combining cabinet finishes to add warmth and interest to a kitchen. “You can do white upper cabinets with dark gray lowers, or off white uppers and lowers with

a rich, dark stained island and hood.” That was the choice for the kitchen design in the Folino family’s newly built Fox Chapel home. Dani Folino admits that the cabinet color combination and the beautiful granite gets the most attention from visitors. “This is where we gather. It’s where we all come together to share food, conversation and ideas.”

Make a Splash Along with cabinets and countertops, a great place to add character and personality is through a dramatic backsplash. With options ranging from rustic limestone slabs and handmade ceramic tiles, to sleek solid glass and modern stainless steel, the backsplash is no longer just an afterthought. “I typically begin a project with this and let it be the inspiration for the rest of the kitchen,” Pelcher admits. Walk into a kitchen design or tile store and you’ll find that options for backsplashes are infinite. Natural stone backsplashes continue to be a staple because they are not only tough and durable, but blend well with most kitchen styles. Subway tiles, which are generally inexpensive, give the kitchen a more modern look. And stainless steel – either in tile or solid form – is popular because it is easy to clean and reflects light, making a kitchen appear bigger.

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But if you want something more unexpected, Kristin Nicklas, a tile specialist at Splash in Cranberry Township, says it’s all about patterning. “We are doing a lot of herringbone and chevron patterns with tile,” she explains. “Hexagonal and arabesque shapes are in high demand.” She adds that grout choice is also playing a bigger role than in the past. “Customers are choosing grout that will highlight the backsplash pattern rather than blend in.”

Appliances with Attitude Back in the Folino’s kitchen, the homeowner says her massive refrigerator also garners attention from guests, demonstrating that appliances, though useful and practical, can also be remarkable. However, many appliances are standing out by blending in. Matt Hillebrand of Don’s Appliances and Hillmon Appliances Distributers says one of today’s hottest trends is panel-ready appliances. “By choosing panel-ready, you can make appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers virtually disappear,” he says. Panelready appliances are often delivered from the factory without the outer door to enable custom door installation. “Depending on the cabinet style, this trend can make a kitchen sleek and modern, or create a warm, traditional look.” Hillebrand points out that custom range hoods are also becoming a popular way to inject individuality into a kitchen. Though stainless steel hoods remain the most popular option for ventilation, custom hoods made with materials like wood, concrete and sandstone are gaining popularity and provide the same solution to kitchen ventilation, while letting the homeowner’s imagination roam free. “In our business,” says Hillebrand, “we find that this is one of the best ways to make your kitchen stand out.”

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Also, interesting things are happening to the workhorse of a kitchen – the oven. “The big trend in ovens is the steam oven,” says Hillebrand. “You can use it to defrost or reheat all sorts of food.” Steam ovens differ from traditional ovens in that they use evaporation to cook food, rather than hot air. “The recent surge in their popularity is due in part to people being more aware of healthy cooking and eating habits,” Hillebrand says. Food cooked in a steam oven is typically a lot healthier because oils or fats don’t need to be used in the cooking process. Appliances aren’t only getting sleeker and healthier; they are getting smarter. In today’s “connected” world, many homeowners are adding a tech perspective to their kitchen cabinets such as built-in charging stations, hands-free functionality and innovative tablet holders. These days, refrigerators can tell your cell phone you are out of butter, tablets can monitor food intake, and ovens can turn even the most inexperienced into top chefs. “We are seeing a drastic change in kitchen technology,” says Hillebrand. He points to Jen-Air for example, whose first wireless, dual convection wall oven features a seven-inch color touchscreen, as well as a slider feature that lets the cook adjust the oven’s temperature by sliding a finger rather than pressing a button. The wireless connectivity works in conjunction with the oven’s Android and iOS app, lending both smartphone and tablet control. The related “Culinary Center” offers settings access, cooking programs and guidance, over thirty food options, illustrations for showing where the dish is in the cooking process, and different cooking modes.

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lot has changed in Pittsburgh over the past five years, especially in terms of lifestyle. Pittsburgh’s Cultural District has been home to worldclass symphony, opera, ballet and plays for decades but within the past few years those who patronized the arts have seen a surge in new restaurants and clubs. At the same time, a resurgence of the city’s East End has fostered a food culture that rivals major cities. Underlying all of this cultural resurgence is a surprising change in how people in Pittsburgh are choosing to live. The most obvious byproduct of that change has been the booming apartment market. The surge in new apartments has mirrored the shift in the makeup and economy of the region. New projects have flourished in neighborhoods – like Downtown or East Liberty – where people had not chosen to live; and the projects have attracted

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the kinds of people – educated young people with great jobs – who weren’t thought to be living here. New apartments have opened in old office buildings, ketchup factories, abandoned lots and city blocks that were already full of buildings. Projects have succeeded in all parts of the city. After four years, new projects continue to fill up and rents are still rising but with another 4,500 units still planned for the pipeline, many observers are starting to ask whether too many apartments are coming into the market. It may be that the multi-family bubble is about to pop. Certainly by historic standards, there are many times more new units than ever before. By the same token, there are also many more options than ever before and that’s good news for renters. If you’re young or old, apartment living in Pittsburgh is vibrant and dynamic.

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New Product, New Options Since the post-World War II urban flight drove development of Pittsburgh’s many suburbs from the 1950s through the 1990s, living options in the region were fairly conservative. Pittsburghers mostly lived in single-family homes – mostly on detached lots – and those that rented mostly lived in multi-story buildings. In the city, those tended to be older brick boxes in the East End or three-story walkups in the suburbs. There had been several surges of new single-family home construction in the 1990s and 2000s but aside from a brief flurry of suburban apartment projects around 2000, there hadn’t been a boom in multi-family construction in Pittsburgh for over a generation. After the mortgage crisis all that changed. The apartment market in Pittsburgh has longed faced several headwinds that have dampened development. The affordability

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of Pittsburgh’s single-family housing has made home ownership quite accessible and a logical alternative to renting. Pittsburghers have tended to be more conservative so the prospect of building equity has always been more appealing than paying a landlord. After the financial crisis, it was difficult for consumers to get mortgages under the same conditions – most of which didn’t loosen dramatically – as prevailed during the easy-credit housing bubble. Stricter requirements for higher down payments and bank illiquidity led to fewer mortgages being approved. But because Pittsburgh’s economy was recovering and adding jobs, new residents needed places to live. With home mortgages more problematic –especially for younger buyers – a market for renting grew quickly.

units might look like. Both Piatt Place and The Residence Pittsburgh at 3 PNC Plaza struggled to find buyers after construction but the problem was the economy rather than the lifestyle. Both offered modern, clean and open floor plans with amenities that suited the urban lifestyle. When Millcraft Investments developed seven buildings into the Market Square Place apartments in 2009, the new product paid attention to what renters, particularly young professional renters, wanted. Rachealee Lacek is an agent for Millcraft Realty Services. She’s also been a downtown apartment resident for four years. She lives in the Lando Lofts at Ninth and Penn and says her expectations for an urban apartment were typical of the residents she shows apartments to every day.

As hiring in energy and high tech accelerated, there was a significant shift in the population, as many more people were attracted to Pittsburgh from other parts of the country. Many of these new residents were younger and/or looking at living in Pittsburgh for a few years. The influx of even more potential renters exposed the biggest weakness in the apartment market: the lack of new and modern product. The stage was set for a sea change. There were many new residents looking for amenities that didn’t exist in Shadyside’s older apartment buildings or in the threestory suburban walkups. The catalyst for an apartment renaissance was the recovery from the financial crisis, which saw multibillion dollar investment lenders – like insurance companies – throwing money at developers to build apartments, virtually to the exclusion of any other property type. Just ahead of the downturn, a pair of high-end condominium projects were built that gave Pittsburghers the first indication of what the next wave of multi-family

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“A great kitchen with storage space for pots and pans and pantry-style storage was important to me because I cook,” Lacek explains. “The one thing that was most important to me was how much closet space I was going to have. I had to have closets for coats, linens and plenty of room for clothing in the bedroom.” Lacek describes the upgraded finishes and fixtures in kitchens and bathrooms in new apartments as consistently offered. She says that one of the extras that aren’t always offered is an on-site storage unit. Storage for occasionally-used items is another perk that can differentiate a unit and adds to the convenience of an apartment. “I don’t want to have to go to The Strip or somewhere else to store my luggage or my golf clubs,” Lacek says. Another early project in this new wave of urban apartments is Brix at 26, an adaptive re-use of the former Goodwill Building on the South Side. Developer Jim Scalo of Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services researched successful buildings in other urban markets and came away with an understanding of how the modern apartment dweller uses his or her space. That knowledge altered his plan for the building and yielded stunning results. Scalo found that renters, particularly the young professional he was looking to attract, used their apartment for sleeping, bathing, dressing and eating (although not all the time). With increasing frequency, renters wanted to get outside their unit for social interaction and quiet time, using their laptops or tablets to watch TV or movies. Rather than adding extra touches to the apartments themselves, Scalo invested in a handful of very different living spaces in the Brix’s lobby, outdoor garden and rooftop. The Brix at 26 has a “sports

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bar” that residents can stock and watch Steeler games, an outdoor barbeque and picnic area, several different gathering areas that can be used to host parties or dinners, along with rooms that can be rented for private parties.

Although the projects that are part of Pittsburgh’s “new” multi-family market go back as far as the late 2000s, the real change in trend didn’t occur until late 2012, with the boom starting in 2013.

When Scalo planned the project, he was aiming for rents that were $1.60 per square foot, an ambitious figure at the time. By the time the Brix at 26 was ready for lease, demand drove rents up as high as 50 percent more than that estimate. Burns & Scalo reached 70 percent leased before the first unit was ready for occupancy and filled virtually the entire building through the Brix at 26 website, sight unseen.

For perspective, the number of single-family detached homes regularly out numbered the total of apartments and attached single-family homes – townhouses and quads – by almost two-to-one going back to the early 1990s. But in 2013, the number of apartment units started topped 3,800, which was almost double the single-family volume. There were 1,000 more apartment units than single-family started in 2014. The margin has narrowed in 2015, but there will be roughly 200 units of multi-family started than single-family.

“Outdoor space is very important. I’m more inclined to utilize the rooftop than the lobby,” notes Lacek. “Outdoor spaces have to have Wi-Fi. Young people want to go outside and read on their computers or phones. That’s just part of how we live.” Rooftop decks with grills, fitness centers (including rock climbing walls), swimming pools, and even one riverfront marina are some of the urban amenities that wouldn’t have been part of the landscape just ten years ago. Pittsburgh’s apartment boom has pushed the envelope for what can attract residents and the overall effect has been a rising tide, with occupancy and rents at record high levels. As each new apartment project comes online, dozens of new renters have been lining up to sign leases but at least as many of the new tenants are people who have been living in older, less expensive buildings because of the lack of alternative. These folks have been renting below

The volume of new apartments in Pittsburgh pales by comparison to the major cities – for example, Houston saw almost 30,000 new units in 2014 during a downturn – but over 8,000 new apartment units have been started since mid-2012 and another 4,500 are in some stage of planning for 2016. That makes owners and lenders a bit uneasy. their income levels and are happy to move up to a newer and better Class A building for a few hundred dollars more each month. “The question is, what’s going to happen to all those B & C apartments,” asks Jim Eichenlaub, executive director of the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh and the Apartment Association of Pittsburgh.

“Certainly there is concern about the number of units coming on line and the ability of the market to absorb them,” admits Eichenlaub. “What will happen to occupancy levels? Will it impact rents?” For apartment market veterans, it seems as though the party should be winding down, but it’s also clear that the current market is very different than the norm. What multifamily real estate experts would like is a reliable way to measure the market.

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new jobs are going to workers without children. It’s clear from multi-family developers and owners that the lion’s share of the tenants for the recent wave of new apartment units is coming from younger residents who are working at the high technology and financial sector jobs that have been created in abundance in Pittsburgh. But, at the same time these attractive jobs have been created, there have been offsetting losses in other business sectors, most notably in the energy sector. That means the net job gains are often muted, so the simple numbers game doesn’t work so

One of the problems facing those trying to judge the depth of the apartment market is the lack of reliable data about the key demographic groups that normally rent. Cuts in government budgets over the years have forced the Census Bureau and its affiliate research arms to develop models for estimating population trends rather than old-fashioned census taking. That means trends aren’t revealed until well after they have developed. Moreover, one of the key factors in assessing how strong the apartment market is – the creation of jobs – is a difficult one to micro-analyze.

Moreover, one of the key factors in assessing how strong the apartment market is – the creation of jobs – is a difficult one to micro-analyze.

The latter question seems especially relevant to Pittsburgh’s current apartment market. One of the easiest measures of housing demand is the comparison of the housing stock and new construction to the total number of households formed. It’s the number of new households, essentially a one-to-one ratio of new jobs to households, which is the best measure of demand. For example, if there are one million households in Pittsburgh and 10,000 new jobs, there will be demand for around 10,000 new housing units. If 2,500 new units of single-family houses are built, another 7,500 units will be needed. Many of these units will be rentals, especially if the 30 GREATER PITTSBURGH’S NEW HOME

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easily. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t evidence that what has been working in Pittsburgh’s apartment market is a short-lived fluke.

demand will rise faster in Pittsburgh than in the rest of the U.S. but that also means that the source of apartment demand will begin to shift from renting to owning. It is likely that such a shift in life stage will mark the end of the multi-family boom.

A report from the Census Bureau on December 2 gave updated estimates of the number of people aged 25-35 who live in Allegheny County. Census used five years of estimates to show the change in population for that age range. The results are surprising and upbeat for the region and its apartment owners. While the Census report shows the percentage of Americans under the age of 35 as roughly unchanged since 2010 (6.8 percent are 25-29; 6.6 percent are 30-34), the data shows that the share of Pittsburgh’s population in those age ranges has jumped over the past five years. Those living in Pittsburgh who are 25-29 now make up 10.9 percent of the population, while 7.9 percent of the people living in Pittsburgh are 30-34. The same research showed an increase of .06 percent for that age group living in Allegheny County. In real numbers, that means roughly 9,000 more people of prime renting age live in metro Pittsburgh today than in 2010. Those figures square with the experience of one of the big winners of this apartment market phase in Pittsburgh. Developer Walnut Capital Group is responsible for building new units in one of the region’s true hot spots, East Liberty. Its Highland Building and Bakery Living projects breathed new life into East Liberty’s Penn Avenue and Highland Avenue corridors. Walnut Capital’s President, Todd Reidbord, sees the changing demographics every day in his rent rolls. “About 70 percent of our residents are moving to Pittsburgh for the first time and 80 percent of our renters are between the ages of 25 and 35,” Reidbord says. “That’s us. We market to that age group. That’s our sweet spot. We run demographic studies continuously and those levels have been holding since we opened.”

“Some of the apartment market is being absorbed who would normally be buying single-family homes,” notes Jim Eichenlaub. “The recession was hurting their ability to get financing. Now they have the money for the down payment on a home but have been strapped with high college debt that makes it difficult to meet the debt coverage requirements.”

In early December, Realtor.com – the online home of the National Association of Realtors – published its research on the housing markets of the future. In its findings, Realtor.com listed Pittsburgh as its number two housing market of the future, predicting ten percent growth in home sales over the coming years. The basis of the ranking should make apartment owners more comfortable. The research found that Pittsburgh was one of the top three markets for Millennials to live, primarily because of the strength of the job market for talented young workers. Realtor.com’s research is but one validation of the anecdotal evidence that Pittsburgh’s new economy has been especially good for young people. The median age of a resident of the City of Pittsburgh – where most of the new apartments have been built – has plunged from over 40 to less than 33 years old. That’s a remarkable departure, especially considering that the median age of an Allegheny County resident and the average American continues to rise. Of course, the other side of the demographic coin is also borne out in Realtor. com’s research. One inevitable reality about the Millennial generation is that it is also aging and advancing towards its childrearing years. That reality is why Realtor. com suggests that home values and home

Time, prosperity and a desire to ease regulations to allow more home ownership should facilitate this shift from renting to owning when the Millennial generation feels the urge. In the meantime, renting is both practical and appealing and both rents and expectations are high. Walnut Capital is building a second 176unit building at its Bakery Square 2.0 development. Construction started a few weeks ago on The Foundry, a 182-unit project next to the 40th Street Bridge in Lawrenceville. In February, the developer expects to start work on a 352-unit, The Mill at Pittsburgh Technology Center. It’s obvious that apartment development is happening outside Downtown and still has some legs to run. “Bakery Living I is full. So is the Highland Building,” states Reidbord. “We’re believers in this market and we have a backlog and waiting list of interested renters.” Millcraft’s Rachealee Lacek is succinct about her expectations for apartment living. “Reality TV has given consumers so much information when it comes to how someone can live and consumers expect that in apartments too,” she says. “I’m paying three dollars per square foot in rent. That’s almost a mortgage payment. I want specific things for that kind of money.” NH

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Bill Granziani, president of Graziani Homes.

With a long history in the pastoral confines of Washington County, William Graziani dreamt of developing a tract of land purchased in the early 1980s. During a construction slowdown in subsequent years, his family enjoyed the property, or “farm” as they called it, ideal for hunting, exploring and walking among its natural beauty. But in the early 1990s, this Graziani family farm underwent a dramatic transformation as development began on what was known as Phase 1 of Alto Piano. Fast forward, Alto Piano, translated as “High Plateau”, is an extraordinary example of high end living coupled with a laid back lifestyle that proved to be an evolutionary labor of love for the developer and builder, William Graziani, and his son, Bill, builder and president of Graziani Homes.

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ucked in the rolling landscape of Cecil Township, just 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, the aptly named community offers stunning views with streets running atop subtle ridges and high points in the terrain. And, according to Bill Graziani, at Alto Piano’s highest point, downtown Pittsburgh’s Steel Building comes into view on a clear day. Or, if you prefer a western vantage point, Burgettstown can be in your sight line.

A History of Excellence With the introduction of Southpointe, a project that flanked the Graziani farm property, William Graziani began Phase 1 in 1994 with 20 to 30 home lots. This spring, Bill Graziani will open the last 78 lots in three phases of this nine-phase community. “My father developed part of Phase 3, followed by Phases 6, 8 and 9,” he explained. “The 135 lots in Phases 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 are complete or near complete with the last 78 lots being readied for construction.” The single family home community boasts a diverse population thus far

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including young families, empty nesters, professionals, millennials and folks wishing to “right-size,” which Marge Stein, Howard Hanna Real Estate and Site Coordinator for the project describes as those who do not necessarily want to lose space, but may wish to rearrange space to make it more suitable to a person’s current needs. “Alto Piano is the best of both worlds - rural and suburban,” she continued. “It’s an upscale neighborhood adjacent to Southpointe with a relaxed vibe that appeals to buyers.” So much so that a number of early residents in Alto Piano are now choosing to upgrade to a second home in the current sections of the development, given their ultimate satisfaction with the homes and neighborhood. The “sidewalk” community offers meandering walkways throughout, green spaces, cul de sacs surrounded by conservation areas populated with mature trees, and easily maneuverable streets. “You’ll find people walking, children playing, and friendly neighbors periodically organizing street gatherings, Steeler parties or impromptu get-togethers,” she added. It also bodes well that both Graziani’s - father and son - live in the Alto Piano community. ”We’re not going to build just any house,” Bill Graziani noted. “We want to protect the property values of the homes we build.” Stein added that the builders are very serious about the quality of their homes and the Alto Piano community. “People know you take pride in your workmanship if you’re not afraid to live there.” In fact, the elder Graziani, establishing his company many years ago, based it on the ideals of quality and old world craftsmanship. Reared in the building trade, son Bill learned the business from his father and carries on that tradition of “doing a job right the first time as the only way to do things.” Confirming those ideals are Tim and Amanda Selden, who have lived in Alto Piano for the past two

PROJECT Profile years. With a history of moving across Pennsylvania for their careers, the Seldens sought to find their “forever” home. “We’ve lived in new homes, townhouses and an older home, so we took a lot of time searching for what would be our forever home,” Amanda Selden noted. “The homes here are amazing, totally custom. There were no hidden fees. Everything was upfront and honest. And, we especially liked that Bill Graziani, the builder, lived in the neighborhood thinking, if he lives here it must be high quality.” Joined with other factors such as low property taxes, living near an industrial complex, and its convenient location to numerous amenities, the Alto Piano development is a winner for the Seldens. “The landscape, too, was laid out beautifully … everything is neat and clean,” she continued. “We’re very happy with our home. We love everything about it.” The custom home community features one-third to one-half acre lots, both high and low side to suit a particular buyer’s home preference of a walkout or open basement. Homes typically range from 2,700 to

4,000 square feet with prices ranging from $600,000 to more than $1 million. Buyers can bring their own floor plans or choose from a wide range of Graziani floor plans designed by various architects, which can be altered to suit personal tastes. Pittsburgh native Jack Pfender and his wife, Sue, returned

to the area in 2002 after traveling about the country for his job in Corporate America. But having gone through three home builds in 12 years, the savvy couple now had home plans of their own as they anticipated a fourth home build. “In our search for a new home, we stumbled across Alto Piano,” said

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PROJECT Profile those he presented to custom build the type of cabinets we wanted.”

If outdoor living suits, the spec homes demonstrate some of the features that may capture the hearts of buyers ... Jack Pfender. “It was convenient for me with easy access to highways and its relative closeness to the Pittsburgh Airport for my work travels. It [Alto Piano] fit our needs perfectly. With some background in home construction and the desire for high quality, the Pfenders were impressed with the Graziani homes after touring several of them. “It was clear to me that the quality was there.” Because the Pfenders had their own home plans, particular attention was paid to their needs. “He [Bill Graziani] was very accommodating to our changes.” From adjusting a front load garage to a side load and added plumbing in the basement, the process worked well for the Pfenders. They had also wanted specific kitchen customizations so “Bill gave us the flexibility to look at other companies than 36 GREATER PITTSBURGH’S NEW HOME

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“At the start of the process, I meet with buyers to discuss plans and what they are looking for in a home,” Stein said. Once a buyers wishes are discerned, a meeting with Bill Graziani is in order to tease out details of the potential build. “We have two specs homes currently that we share with buyers so they can see the quality firsthand and also get a feel for the home’s size,” he said. “Then, we review home plans that match their needs closely.” He noted that after reviewing plans, buyers can expand rooms, move walls, add a copula or even adjust the home size downward, if desired, which gives people another level of home affordability. As a custom homebuilder, Bill Graziani believes that his homes are and should be turnkey. The result: Each home features hardwood floors, wainscoting, crown molding, two furnaces for heating comfort, humidifier, low E custom windows, Energy Star rated doors, two electrical panels and more as standard. “What we do is try to give people everything that is considered typical “upgrades” in other homes.” Inside, standard elegant touches in the Alto Piano homes include granite countertops, custom cabinetry, Kohler fixtures and ceramic showers. “Custom designed kitchens give the buyer flexibility in choosing from our supplier’s large selection of products,” noted Stein. Bathrooms, too, incorporate double-headed showers, oversized jetted tubs, double bowl sinks, frameless shower enclosures and pebble floors, making them luxurious sanctuaries. Homes can be built with a finished basement, but if the buyer prefers to forego that route, the unfinished basement will find that all walls will be painted. The Alto Piano home exteriors utilize brick or a combination of brick and natural stone, with vinyl used sparingly if needed for building support. Forty-year shingles provide years of added durability. Homes offer a Trex deck, brick columns for support and concrete driveways for a finished look. If outdoor living suits, the spec homes demonstrate some of the features that may capture the hearts of buyers - an outdoor kitchen with built-in grill, refrigerator and granite counters on a covered Trex deck.

PROJECT Profile Or perhaps an outdoor fireplace is more the desired style, which can grace an upper or lower patio combination. In short, a theme of Graziani building in Alto Piano is that home plans are as vivid as the buyer’s imagination. For the Seldon’s, imagination and customization married. “We opted for a fully finished basement that had originally included an exercise room,” said Amanda Selden. “Since I didn’t have any equipment for that type of room, we spoke to Bill Graziani about some changes.” After gauging some of the couple’s preferences and likes, the exercise room became a cigar and wine room with custom etched glass double doors that sealed to prevent smoke from invading the rest of the home, custom wood paneling, and, of course, a smoke eater. “The room looks like you are in a high end club,” she added. Half way through the home build, the Seldens decided on a pool. Together with Graziani and a pool specialist, a stunning pool with a cabana and swim up bar with seating graced the home along with an outdoor kitchen. “I can’t believe the way it turned out; it’s better than I could have pictured it.”

Location, Location, Location Bill Graziani believes the success of Alto Piano is due in part to its proximity to a range of geographic, socio-economic and recreational advantages. “Alto Piano is centrally located within the Canon-McMillan School District,” he noted, a fact that appeals to parents. In fact, Canon-McMillan is one of the state’s fastest growing school districts, pointing to the influx of residents to the area. Further, Washington County boasts a very low tax rate and benefits from major routes criss-crossing the county. Further, the Alto Piano development is located within 10 miles from South Hills Village in Bethel Park, the Tanger Outlets in Washington, Bridgeville, the Meadows Race Track and Casino as well as an array of additional shopping locations, restaurants and recreational amenities. With its closeness to Interstate 79, Interstate 70 and Route 19, people can enjoy easy access to Downtown Pittsburgh, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia, among other regional destinations. Given its location adjacent to Southpointe, a number of Alto

Piano residents pursue careers there, a walkable distance to work making life that much more convenient. The Pfenders agree that location was one of the determining factors in their home selection. “There is access to numerous amenities and necessities, such as restaurants and roadways, and, at times, you don’t have to leave the neighborhood. Of note, too, are the accolades in recent years designating Cecil Township as the “Number 8 Best Place to Raise Your Kids in the United States” by the U.S. Census as well as the Bloomburg Businessweek rating as a best place in the state for child rearing. “We wanted to bring high level custom homes to the area and knew they would sell because of the location,” Bill Graziani mused. But none of this comes as any surprise to Marge Stein, with Alto Piano situated strategically in Cecil Township. “The Alto Piano development is one of the best kept secrets in Washington County, but word is getting out daily.” NH

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Brooks & Blair Homes, LLC

Bachman Builders, Inc 535 Carnot Road Moon Township, PA 15108 T. 412.264.4069 www.BachmanBuilders.com David Bachman, President Info@bachmanbuilders.com

Building with integrity since 1996 isn’t just a motto at Bachman Builders. It’s a way of life. With a wealth of architectural knowledge and construction technique, Bachman Builders possesses a diverse portfolio of homes within a wide price range. Our clients bring their unique dreams, ideas and budgets to us and together, we develop a truly custom home. Bachman Builders has never built the same home twice. Call us today for your custom homebuilding experience.

Barrington Homes Incorporated 412-655-8999 www.BarringtonHomesPA.com BarringtonHomes@gmail.com

Barrington Homes is a leader of custom luxury homes in the North Hills of Pittsburgh (Allegheny and Butler County). The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh awarded Barrington Homes first place in the $1M – $2M category and first place in the $650K-$850K category for the 2014 Housing Excellence Awards. Schedule a meeting today with our designers to discuss your wish list so that they can begin design work on your custom home.

Brennan Builders

800 S Washington St. Evans City, PA 16033 T: 724-865-2929 www.BrennanBuilders.com Tricia Brennan Sales@brennanbuilders.com

For over 55 years we’ve been building high quality custom homes in Northern Allegheny and Butler Counties. Building a new home doesn’t have to be scary, our process makes building fun and easy. In our state-ofthe-art Home Studio, we have brought everything together in one place. We believe that your home is an expression of yourself and tells your story so we have equipped our Home Studio with everything you can possibly imagine.

310 Seven Fields Blvd. Seven Fields, PA 16046 www.theriversedgeatoakmont.com T: 724-741-2300 Dan Mancosh dan@ARBuilding.com

Pittsburgh natives, Daniel J. Mancosh and John F. Thompson, Jr., make up the experienced team of Brooks and Blair Homes. Building beautiful homes at affordable prices without sacrificing quality is their expertise. Daniel Mancosh is currently the President of A.R. Building Company, a large Shadyside firm that specializes in the management and building of hundreds of multi-family homes and commercial buildings. Mr. Mancosh is involved in all aspects of design, planning and management of financial operations of all construction. John Thompson is the Senior Vice President of Construction for A.R. Building Company. He has been in the construction industry for twenty-three years. Mr. Thompson is a hands-on builder who can often be found on the site. Mr. Thompson is responsible for land acquisition, land development and building construction. Brooks and Blair Homes is a perfect partnering of experience, providing affordable quality homes.

Costa Homebuilders

600 Hayden Boulevard (Rt. 51) Jeff Costa Tony Ferrare 412-384-8170 www.CostaHomebuilders.com

Costa Homebuilders Build On Your Lot approach begins with a personal build-on-your-lot specialist who will assist you in locating a lot to build on. If you already own a lot, Costa will work with you to develop the best plan possible in building your dream home. Costa’s New Life Custom Home Building Process with reduce the stress in home building and help you save time and money.

Douglas Erdley, LLC Custom Homes

144 Breakneck Rd Ford City, PA 16226 T: 724-763-3692 www.erdleyhomes.com Douglas Erdley steadybull@windstream.net

We are a third generation home building company tailoring our services to meet our client’s specific needs! With Over 20 years of experience, we have a highly trained team of contractors to complete the building or renovation of your home, whatever the job may be. As general residential contractors, we can expand a kitchen into a dining area, build out an extra closet (or two) and make your home a more comfortable living space for you and your family. We give each project individual personalized service! Working one on one with our clients to get the house that fits their budget, we offer: Administration and Supervision from Inspection to Completion, Cost Saving Recommendations, Project Scheduling and Quality Control.

Eddy Homes, Inc

242 Station Street Bridgeville, PA 15017 T: 412-221-0400 Eddyhomes.com Jon Moritz JMoritz@EddyHomes.com

Eddy Homes is Pittsburgh’s premier luxury custom home and estate home builder, building and developing custom home communities of the highest quality and value designed to meet your lifestyle and tastes. Our solid reputation is built on our unsurpassed standards for quality craftsmanship, personal service, and integrity. As a family-owned and operated business, we feel privileged to have a hand in the vibrant communities where families work, play, and grow together. Build with Eddy Homes if you want the ideal building experience.

Dan Ryan Builders

1370 Washington Pike Suite 204 Bridgeville, PA 15017 www.DanRyanBuilders.com T: 724.939.1013 Kathy Cooper kcooper@danryanbuilders.com

Pittsburgh’s new builder of choice, Dan Ryan Builders’ brand is built on solid core values of quality, service and price to deliver well built, well appointed, energy efficient homes. Our company ensures the balance between location, price, amenities, and quality of life. We offer single family homes, carriage homes and townhomes in desirable communities surrounding the I-79 corridor to provide you and your family easy living. Everywhere You Want to Be. Better Value. Better Living.

Executive Developers, LLC 208 Crawford Court Mars, PA 16046 T: 724-935-3932 (EXEC) www.execdevelopers.com Chris Cinker Chris@execdevelopers.com

Executive Developers, LLC has been a custom home builder in the Pittsburgh area for 30 years. Whether you are building a custom home, adding an addition, or remodeling your existing home, we will be there from start to finish. Once you make the decision to work with Executive Developers, you will have the opportunity to work with an architect to custom design the home or addition of your dreams, then sit back and watch as Executive Developers brings those dreams to life.

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Infinity Custom Homes

401 Sparrow Court Cranberry Twp, PA 16066 T: 888-424-9424 www.buildinfinityhomes.com Amanda Druschel contactus@buildinfinityhomes.com

Graziani Homes

1028 Oak Ridge Rd. Canonsburg PA 15317 T: 724-745-0654 www.grazianihomes.com Bill Graziani wgraz@comcast.net

Founded in 1990, Graziani Homes is a true custom home builder. Bill Graziani is a second generation builder. He grew up in his father’s business Graziani Builders founded in 1965. During that time Bill learned quality and old world craftsmanship which soon set the gold standard in home building. Graziani Homes works hard to make the building process effortless for the customer from lot selection in our developments to picking finishes. Bill Graziani believes in doing things right the first time. Where good isn’t enough, and craftsmanship and quality are more than just words. Graziani Homes builds Luxury Homes inspired by your dreams.

Infinity Custom Homes is the areas premier custom homebuilder. With over 20 years of homebuilding experience Scott Blodgett, Infinity’s owner is committed to building high quality custom homes at an affordable price, all while creating an enjoyable and seamless buying experience. The Infinity team focuses on customizing each individual customers home based on their specific wants and needs. They are now building in various communities throughout Allegheny, Butler and Washington Counties as well as on your own lot.

3875 Old William Penn Highway Murrysville, PA 15668 T: 724-327-6694 www.KACIN.com Jason C. Corna jcorna@kacin.com

One Penn Center West Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15276 T: 724-949-0079 www.HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Jodie and Ann Marie Sales@HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com

For over 30 years, we’ve been passionately committed to building luxury homes of the highest quality and providing exceptional customer care. Our goal is to exceed your expectations throughout every step of the homebuilding experience. Whether it’s the art and functionality of our single-family luxury homes, open floor plans and light-filled spaces of our townhomes or uncompromising luxury and innovative designs of our main-level owner’s suites, we always keep you, the owner in mind. We build homes and communities in Allegheny, Washington and Butler Counties – and Morgantown, WV – Monongalia County.

KACIN founder A. Richard Kacin has been building upscale residential homes, condominiums and communities in the Pittsburgh region since 1960. Headquartered in the Pittsburgh suburb of Murrysville, KACIN also manages the design and construction of an array of commercial and industrial facilities throughout western Pennsylvania through our sister company, KACIN General Contractors.

Consecutive Housing Excellence Award winning, LAD Construction Company, Inc., brings nearly three decades of quality construction to the industry. Leon A. Dwinga, Jr., Master Builder, works directly with the client to custom design a home according to their specifications, lot, and budget and is an on-site, hands on builder that insures every detail is met. “ Our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction has earned us the reputation that gives us the leading edge in new home construction ”

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1344 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 T: 412-963-8842 www.johnhobartmiller.com John Miller, III johnhobartmiller@comcast.net

Kaclik Builders, LLC

From its beginning as a custom home builder in 1927, John Hobart Miller, Inc. has grown to become a well-recognized benchmark of quality in the Pittsburgh area. This tradition of home building excellence stems from a single-minded, company-wide dedication to quality and customer service. Dedication to providing classic designs, fine materials and meticulous craftsmanship which has become the trademark of a John Hobart Miller home. Four times they have been awarded the designation of “Pittsburgh Builder of the Year” and received “Pennsylvania Builder of the Year” award. The John Hobart Miller organization has excellent “in house” design capabilities to accommodate your specific design requirements and desires.

Christopher J. Kaclik, founder, owner and custom builder for Kaclik Builders, LLC, has been creating an impressive portfolio of premier custom homes in both Allegheny & Butler County since 1985. A Pittsburgh native, Chris, along with the experienced staff of Kaclik Builders, is one of the most successful custom home builders in the Pittsburgh area. Chris established Kaclik Builders’ reputation through his broad knowledge of the process, his hands-on approach, and his dedication to his customers. Whether a seasoned new home buyer, or a novice, Kaclik Builders’ team is committed to providing an experience that is both satisfying and pleasant. Kaclik Builders has earned its position in this industry by providing clients with the excellence, service and attention they desire, with results they are happy to live with.

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1125 Noblestown Road Oakdale, PA 15071 PA 007781 www.ladconstruction.com T: 412-279-0250 ladco@comcast.net

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Keith Homes, owned and operated by the Keith Family for more than 20 years, is a small-volume custom home builder committed to continual improvement and customer service while specializing in sustainable building techniques and quality craftsmanship. We concentrate on building a select number of energy efficient houses each year. Buyers who choose Keith Homes will be working directly with the principals of the company to turn their dreams and wishes into a fabulous new home.

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2455 Park Avenue Washington, PA 15301 T: (724)223-0285 www.keithhomes.net Kim and Cherie info@keithhomes.net

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1272 Mars Evans City Rd. Evans City, PA 16033 KaclikBuilders@zoominternet.net T: 724-432-3101 Christopher J. Kaclik, President

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Millcraft Real Estate Services Pittsburgh PA 15222 T: 412-471-4900 www.MillcraftRealty.com Live@MillcraftRealty.com Mark Jennings & Racheallee Lacek

As real estate representatives, Millcraft Real Estate Services offers the flexibility to work with our diverse portfolio of home developers, including eco-friendly Terra Building Group, and modern developers R Kyndall Development Group and M Franko Properties. Our experienced team provides assistance throughout the course of choosing and buying new home construction. Alternatively, we have homes from our trusted developers ready for move-in. Our neighborhoods include Downtown, South Side, Lawrenceville and more.

Paragon Homes

5949 Steubenville Pike Robinson Township, PA 15136 www.VisitParagonHomes.com Scott Lantz 412-787-8807 Scott@VisitParagonHomes.com

Since 1987 Paragon Homes has been building custom homes that are unmistakably yours. Each Paragon home is designed to uniquely fit the family that calls them home. Since we were founded almost 30 years ago by a home buyer who dreamt of a better way, we have been taking the time to handcraft homes the right way, keeping our focus on the home buyers, helping them create the home of their dreams with an easy, enjoyable process. When quality counts, you deserve a Paragon Home.

Primrose Homes Inc.

215 Executive Drive Suite 101 Cranberry Twp., PA 16066 T: 724-778-0010 www.PrimroseHomesInc.com Jeff Martin jeffmprimrose@gmail.com

Founded over a decade ago, Primrose Homes, Inc. continues to be at the forefront of luxury, custom home building and remodeling in the Pittsburgh area. Our merit is unsurpassed in our building excellence, our national recognition, and our professionalism. We believe value is not simply calculated by the price, but by craftsmanship, finishes, and service. The Primrose team is second to none and our goal is to build you the home of your dreams.

Richland Holdings, L.L.C. 1426 Pittsburgh Road Valencia, PA 16059 T: 724-443-4800 F: 724-443-5666 builder.jeff@gmail.com

The owners of Richland Holdings, LLC have a combined work experience of over 75 years in the construction industry. Over the past 10 years, we have overseen the construction of hundreds of multi-family dwellings and single family building lots in the North Hills. We are proud to announce the development of SHOFF FARMS, a 48 unit carriage home community in West Deer Township. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for available lots, floor plans, and financing.

Rossman Hensley, Inc.

1426 Pittsburgh Road Valencia, PA 16059 T: 724-443-5353 F: 724-443-5666 Jmartin@rossmanhenlsey.com

At Rossman Hensley, our residential division services all of Western Pennsylvania. We have a team of craftsman that specializes in the high end residential market. From condominium build outs in downtown Pittsburgh to new home construction in the suburbs, our goal is to provide Western PA residents with a well built and luxurious home. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for a building experience that incorporates design, customer service, and craftsmanship.

S&A Homes

300 Bilmar Drive Suite 290 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 www.sahomebuilder.com T: 1-855-SAHOME1 Lorrie Crummie LCrummie@sahomebuilder.com

S&A Homes offers 40 years of experience delivering high-performance homes throughout the Pittsburgh area. The company has received national recognition for its E-Home™, a high-performance home offering energyefficiency and high-quality products to ensure S&A Homes’ construction standards consistently exceed code. Every home the company builds is an E-home that is, on average, 45% more energy efficient than a new home built to code standards. S&A Homes maintains a 98% customer referral rating, features a true custom home building experience and backs every home up with a comprehensive 10-Year Warranty.

Schumacher Homes

340 Greengate Centre Circle Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 T. 330-574-4884 www.schumacherhomes.com Mary Becker mbecker@schumacherhomes.com

Schumacher Homes, based in Canton, Ohio, is America’s largest custom homebuilder, with operations in 32 markets in 14 states across the country. The National Housing Quality award winning company and recipient of the National Gold Winning Home of the Year has built over 12,000 homes since its founding by Paul Schumacher in 1992 – each one unique to the needs and lifestyle of the owners. Each Schumacher Homes location includes a one-stop design center that provides everything you need to complete your custom home.

PWCampbell

109 Zeta Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15238 T: 800.253.7430 www.pwcampbell.com Dante Fusaro dante.fusaro@pwcampbell.com

PWCampbell is a leading design/build firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with over 100 years of commercial and custom residential experience within the construction industry. A third generation professional organization, we provide homeowners the valuable benefit of a Design/ Build team that seamlessly works together to ensure that your project is coordinated with excellent care and quality from start to finish. Our extensive experience and expert knowledge paves the way for creative solutions to take hold, costs to be minimized, schedules streamlined and efficiencies realized. PWCampbell puts the wants and needs of the homeowner first and works tirelessly to ensure the finished product exceeds your expectations.

Ryan Homes

One Penn Center West Suite 220 Pittsburgh, PA 15276 T: 724-249-6835 www.RyanHomes.com Kristen & Melissa ryanhomespittsburgh@nvrinc.com

Since 1948, we’ve grown from a small, family-run business to become one of the top five homebuilders in the country. While there are many reasons for our success, they all revolve around three key factors: our commitment to customers, our consistent quality, and our personalized approach. At Ryan Homes, building a better home means continuously raising the bar. That’s why 98% of our buyers say they would recommend us to family and friends. With over 60 years of experience, trust us to make your dreams come true. Building new home communities in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland Counties.

Signature Homes

20421 Route 19 Unit 105 Cranberry TWP, PA. 16066 T: 724-935-4453 www.signaturehomesadvantage.com Dan Sosso Danielsosso@yahoo.com Michael Kamon kamon888@mac.com

Do you want more time to enjoy life? All our Carriage Homes and Villas at the Fields of Nicholson have first floor Master Bedrooms. Maintenance free exteriors as well as professionally managed landscaping and grounds means more time to enjoy life: whether it’s a round of golf at one of three nearby private or public courses, a swim in the private pool or entertaining friends in the community’s club house ... the choice is yours. The Fields of Nicholson is located in prestigious Franklin Park Township at the intersection of Route 79 and Route 910.

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T.D. Kelly Company, Inc. P.O. Box407 Zelienople, PA 16063 T: 724-530-9980 www.tdkelly.com Tim Kelly Info@tdkelly.com

Spagnolo Custom Homes, Inc. 109 Gateway Avenue Suite 202 Wexford, Pa 15090 T: 724-935-7010 Angelo Spagnolo Spagnolochi@zoominternet.net

The Spagnolo Family has proudly been in the quality home building/ land developing business since 1955. Originally started by Carl J. Spagnolo and now headed by sons Angelo and Frank, we continue to strive to make our clients experience in homebuilding a very memorable one. 60 YEARS and still going strong! You can find our fine communities in Allegheny, Butler & Westmoreland Counties.

T.D. Kelly Company, Inc. has a history of building luxury homes in the Pittsburgh area for over 35 years. Our employees have been with us from 10 to 30 years. Very few building companies can boast that longevity and experience. Quality and attention to detail are two overused terms in the home building industry, but come and look at a model home that we’ve built. Our work speaks for itself and our homes become sound investments for our customers.

True Custom Home Building Since 1949

STAMBROSKY HOMES

PO Box 238 Presto, PA 15142 www.stambroskyhomes.com T: 412-257-3500 Danielle Stambrosky Mach 412-302-4184 daniellemach@howardhanna.com

Traditions of America at Sewickley Ridge

Stambrosky Homes was founded by George Stambrosky in 1949. When Stambrosky Homes was in its beginning stages, its focus was on great carpentry and craftsmanship. By 1972, Rick Stambrosky joined his father after graduation from the University of Dayton. From the mid to late 1970’s, father and son grew the company from building homes to neighborhoods. Nevillewood was one of their largest projects and Stambrosky Homes is still expanding themselves today. Current developments are in Peters Twp, South Fayette, and Collier Twp. The company has 12 key personnel that facilitate in the construction of new developments and construction of new homes as well as the original passion of their craftsmanship.

114 Union Court Sewickley, PA 15143 SewickleyLiving.com T: 412-534-4232 Monica Field info@traditionsofamerica.com

At Traditions of America at Sewickley Ridge, you can have it all - the home of your dreams, a luxurious Clubhouse and resort-style amenities - at a great value. What you won’t have? Yard work. Low-maintenance, awardwinning homes in this 55+ community give you the freedom to live bigger, Live Better at Sewickley Ridge.

Weaver Homes

PO Box 449 Mars, PA 16046 T: 724-814-9001 www.weaverhomes.com Kelly Dunn kdunn@WeaverHomes.com

Suncrest Homes, Inc.

3819 Old William Penn Highway Murrysville PA 15668 T: 724-327-1844 F: 724-325-7426 www.suncresthomespa.com J. Michael Ruefle, Jr., President Colleen Ruefle-Haley, Vice President

Suncrest Homes has been proudly building Custom and Semi-Custom Homes as well as room additions for 29 years. Suncrest has always been on the leading edge of new and innovative building concepts and designs. Whether open floor plans, Cottage Villas, Craftsman style homes or traditional living, you can be assured your dreams will be fulfilled by our team of experienced trend setting professionals. Six time Housing Excellence Award winner and members of NAHB, PBA and BAMP Suncrest Homes has homes and communities in Westmoreland and South Butler Counties.

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With more than 25 years of design and building experience, Weaver Homes is the premier custom home builder in the Northern Pittsburgh region. Our goal as a builder is to help make your dream home a reality through allowing you to tailor and expand upon our floor plans to suit your unique needs and desires. By working with only the best professional contractors, we offer the quality, integrity, service, attention to details, craftsmanship, and value you deserve in your forever home. Family-owned and operated, we take a very hands-on approach to our construction process. Building a custom home is one of the most emotional experiences you will ever have, and we take that to heart. We think of our homeowners as family; we believe it’s impossible to build someone their dream home without truly getting to know who they are as individuals, as a family member.

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CITY OF PITTSBURGH 151 First Side Downtown Pittsburgh Condominiums Priced from: $500,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: 151 First Side 412-586-5970 151firstside.com Angel’s Arms Southside Condominiums Priced from: $199,900 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Northwood Realty Services 412-367-3200 Bedford Hill City of Pittsburgh, Homewood Single-family homes Priced from: $130,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Northwood Realty 412-367-3200 northwood.com Columbus Square North Side Single family Priced from: $179,000 to $289,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Fourth River Development LLC 412-231-4444 ColumbusSquarePittsburgh.com Hatfield + Home Lawrenceville Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 to $420,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty Christa Ross 724-779-1437 www.hatfieldandhome.com Hilltop Housing Initiative Beltzhoover Single-family homes Priced from: $89,900 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Northwood Realty 412-367-3200 northwood.com

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Jailhouse Commons Southside Townhomes Priced from: $399,900 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-833-3600 howardhanna.com Riverside Mews City of Pittsburgh/South Side Contemporary townhomes Priced from: $545,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: One80 Real Estate Services LLC 412-318-4139 one80res.com

Summerset at Frick Park City of Pittsburgh/ Squirrel Hill Traditional Neighborhood Development Single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes, condominiums, apartments Priced from: $300,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Summerset Land Development Associates 412-420-0120 summersetatfrickpark.com Sweetbriar Village City of Pittsburgh/Mt. Washington Townhomes Priced from: $240,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate 412-521-2222 liveatsweetbriarvillage.com Vista Grande City of Pittsburgh/Mt. Washington Condominiums Priced from: $525,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-481-0000 howardhanna.com Washington’s Landing City of Pittsburgh Contemporary Townhouses Priced from: $345,000 School district: Pittsburgh Agency: RE/MAX Select Shadyside 724-933-6300 X110 Wylie Ave. Homes East Allegheny /Hill District Single-family homes Priced from: $140,000 School district: City of Pittsburgh Agency: Northwood Realty 412-367-3200 northwood.com

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Altmyer Fields Marshall Township Courtyard single living Priced from: $330,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Weaver Homes 877-836-5320 weaverhomes.com Autumn Woods Moon Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $330,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Avonworth Heights Ohio Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $425,000 School district: Avonworth Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com

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Bedner Estates Upper Saint Clair Single-family homes Priced from: $420,000 School district: Upper Saint Clair Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1712 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Berkshires South Fayette Township Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $229,990 single-family, $189,990 townhomes School district: South Fayette Agency: Ryan Homes 412-914-2031 ryanhomes.com Blackburn Heights Sewickley Custom single-family homes School district: Avonworth Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Brandywine Elizabeth Township Single-family homes Priced from: $170,000 School district: Elizabeth Forward Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-896-1845 www.marondahomes.com Camp Trees Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Castletown Franklin Park Custom single-family homes Priced from: $650,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com Castletown Franklin Township Single-family estate homes Priced from: $650,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Brennan Builders Real Estate Services 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com Centennial Point Collier Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $210,000 townhomes, $250,000 carriage homes Chartiers Valley Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Chapel Harbor Fox Chapel Carriage homes, townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 liveinchapelharbor.com

Chapel Hill Estates Marshall Township Single family homes Priced from: $800,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Achieve Realty Chapel Pointe Fox Chapel Condominiums Priced from: $300,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate

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412-963-6085 howardhanna.com Chartiers Landing Robinson Township Single-family homes Priced from: $375,000 School district: Montour Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com Cimarron Moon Township Single-family homes Priced from: $249,990 School district: Moon Area Agency: Ryan Homes 412-264-5029 ryanhomes.com Cobblestone Ohio Township Single-family homes Priced from: $301,990 School district: Avonworth Agency: Ryan Homes 412-367-1927 ryanhomes.com Cobblestone Ohio Township Single-family homes Priced from: $320,000 School district: Avonworth Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Copper Creek Marshall Township Luxury estate custom homes Priced from: $1,200,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Eddy Homes 412-221-0400 EddyHomes.com Courtyards at The Preserves North Fayette Township Detached carriage, patio homes Priced from: $237,900 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Epcon Homes and Communities 412-548-3298 www.epconcommunities.com Cross Creek Hampton Township Single-family homes Priced from: $333,990 School district: Hampton Agency: Ryan Homes 724-443-0190 ryanhomes.com

Deerfield Ridge South Fayette Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $375,000 Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Della Strada South Park Single-family homes Priced from: $229,990 School district: South Park Agency: Ryan Homes 412-945-3641 Ryanhomes.com Edgewater at Oakmont Oakmont Single-family homes, condos, townhomes, duplexes and apartments Priced from: $396,900 School district: Riverview Agency: KACIN 412-877-1055 www.KACIN.com E lane @ Carnegie Carnegie Garden style condominiums Priced from: $194,900 School district: Carlton Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 412-633-9300 ext. 214 724-309-1758 elane.biz Emerald Fields Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $590,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Emerald Fields Pine township Single-family homes Priced from: $550,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1702 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Enclave Fox Chapel Single-family homes Priced from: $950,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 pittsburghmoves.com/TheEnclave English Farms Pine Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $460,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com The Estates at Jefferson Jefferson Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $275,000 Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-655-0400 pittsburghmoves.com /estatesatjefferson

Fair Acres Upper St. Clair Custom single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Upper St. Clair Agency: Prudential Preferred Reality 412- 833-7700 www.fairacresusc.com Falconhurst Forest Fox Chapel Single-family homes Priced from: $700,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-963-6300 howardhanna.com Fayette Farms North Fayette Townhomes Priced from: $191,990 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-218-1015 ryanhomes.com Fayette Farms Estates North Fayette Township Custom Homes Priced from: $400,000 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Keller Williams 412-787-0888

Fields of Nicholson Franklin Park Borough Custom carriage-homes from $553,900, Custom villas from $469,900 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com Forest Oaks at Wexford Wexford Single-family Priced from: $199,900 School district: North Allegheny Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 pittsburghmoves.com /forestoaksatwexford Forest View Indiana Township Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Fox Chapel Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 ricciuticonstruction.com howardhanna.com Foxwood Knolls Moon Township Single-family homes Priced from: $259,990 School district: Moon Area Agency: Ryan Homes 412-264-5029 ryanhomes.com

Georgetowne Pine Township Luxury townhomes Priced from: $529,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com Grace Manor Robinson Township Townhomes Priced from: $170,000 School district: Montour Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-329-7017 www.marondahomes.com Granite Ridge South Fayette Township Townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $150,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-523-1547 and 724-307-3079 www.marondahomes.com Hampton Woodlands Hampton Township Single-family homes Priced from: $490,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-487-0500 www.pittsburghmoves.com/ HamptonWoodlands Hartman Farns Franklin Park Single-family homes Priced from: $490,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com The Heights of North Park Pine Township Custom single-family Priced from: $900,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: RE/MAX Select 724-779-7072 The HeightsofNorth Park.com Hidden Falls Fox Chapel Carriage Homes Priced from: mid $500,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-963-6300 howardhanna.com Highland Country Club Ross Township COMING SOON Single-family homes School district: North Hills Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com

The Highlands Plum Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $249,990 School district: Plum Borough Agency: Ryan Homes 412-793-4797 ryanhomes.com Highpointe II Scott Township Luxury Townhouses Priced from: $274,900 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-833-3600 howardhanna.com Hunters Fields Jefferson Hills Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $200,000 School district: West Jefferson Hills Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-405-9470 www.marondahomes.com HyTyre Farms West Deer Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $224,000 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Richland Holdings, LLC 724-443-4800 Jefferson Estates Jefferson Borough Carriage homes Priced from: $199,000 Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-655-0400 pittsburghmoves.com/jeffersonestates Lake MacLeod Pine Township Single-family homes PRICed from: $900,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com Lake MacLeod Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $750,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-487-0500 or 412-366-1600 lakemacleod.com Langdon Farms Pine Township Single family homes Priced from: $725,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com

Legacy at Nevilleside

Collier Township Carriage homes Priced from: $311,990 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-693-8140 ryanhomes.com

Lenox Place Finley Township Villas and townhomes Priced from: $211,900 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com

McCormick Farms Moon/Crescent Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: High $400â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School district: Moon Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com

The Links at Deer Run West Deer Golf course community, carriage homes Priced from: $220,000 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com

McCormick Farms Robinson Township Single-family homes Priced from: $240,000 School district: Montour Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-788-3646 www.marondahomes.com

Long Ridge Kennedy Township Single-family homes Priced from: $202,000 School district: Montour Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-458-0678 www.marondahomes.com Longvue Ross Township Townhomes Priced from: $217,990 School district: North Hills Agency: Ryan Homes 412-837-2623 ryanhomes.com Madison Woods Moon/Crescent Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-262-4630 thepreferredrealty.com The Manor McCandless Custom single-family Priced from: $575,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-779-7072 ManorCustomHomes.com McCandless Crossing McCandless Township Townhomes Priced from: $289,990 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 412-364-0414 ryanhomes.com

The Meadows at Hampton Hampton Township First floor living homes Priced from: $399,000 School district: Hampton Agency: RE/MAX Select Realty 724-779-7070 MeadowsAtHampton.com Millennium Woods Bethel Park Coming Soon School district: Bethel Park Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com Newbury South Fayette Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $390,000 townhomes, $330,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Newbury South Fayette Single family estate homes Priced from: $629,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: KACIN 724-327-6694 www.KACIN.com Noble Woods Moon Township Townhomes Coming Soon! School district: Moon Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Field Brook Farms Richland Township Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 howardhanna.com

Foxwood Knolls Moon Township Single-family homes Priced from: $220,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-287-6256 www.marondahomes.com

North Park Manor Pine Township Single-family Homes Priced from: $800,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Achieve Realty 412-720-9033 barringtonhomespa.com Oakridge Estates Harrison Township Townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $140,000, $170,000 single-family School district: Highland Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-895-3876 www.marondahomes.com

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Oakwood Heights West Deer Township Single-family homes Priced from: $219,900 School district: Deer Lakes Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 pittsburghmoves.com/ oakwoodheights Paragon Place Robinson Township Custom estate homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Montour Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com

Park Place Indiana Township Single-family homes Priced from: $750,000 School district: Fox Chapel Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-963-6300 howardhanna.com Parkview Estates Richland Township Single-family homes Priced from: $307,990 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Ryan Homes 724-443-0190 ryanhomes.com Pleasant Ridge Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $390,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1702 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Prestley Heights Carnegie Townhomes Priced from: $183,990 School district: Carlynton Agency: Ryan Homes 412-429-1490 ryanhomes.com

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Private Acreage South Fayette Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: South Fayette Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Raintree Manor Hampton Township Townhomes Priced from: $225,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Minnock Construction Company 412-366-4770 Reddington Place Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-367-8000 thepreferredrealty.com The Reserve at Fox Chase Fox Chapel Area Patio and carriage homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Allegheny Valley Agency: Dennis Associates 412-828-7606

The Ridge at Manor Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-772-8822 howardhanna.com Ridge Forest Franklin Park Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $353,990 single-family, $247,990 townhomes School district: North Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-933-3162 singles 724-934-5822 townhouses ryanhomes.com The Rivers Edge at Oakmont Oakmont Single-family, duplexes, condominiums and apartments Priced from: $500,000 School district: Riverview Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-427-0654 howardhanna.com Sangree Farms Ross Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: North Hills Agency: Minnock Real Estate Services 412-369-7253

Seabright North Fayette Township Single-family homes Priced from: $190,000 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-874-9764 www.marondahomes.com Sewickley Heights Manor Aleppo Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Quaker Valley Agency: Minnock Construction Company 412-366-4770 Silver Pines Pine Richland Townships Single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Pine Richland Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-934-3400 Stafford Park Robinson Township Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Montour Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1734 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Steeplechase Whitehall Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $275,990 School district: Baldwin Whitehall Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Stonebridge Hampton Township Single-family and estate homes Priced from: $430,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1708 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com

Venango Trails Marshall Township Single-family homes Priced from: $430,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Brennan Builders 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com

Stonebridge Hampton Township Single-family homes, carriage homes Priced from: $500,000 single-family homes; $289,000 Custom carriage homes SCHOOL district: Hampton Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com

Village At Marshall Ridge Marshall Township Townhomes Priced from: $229,990 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Ryan Homes 724-933-4030 ryanhomes.com

BEAVER COUNTY

Sturbridge Court Wexford/Franklin Park Single-family homes Priced from: $550,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-772-8822 howardhanna.com Summerfield at North Park Pine Township Single-family homes Priced from: $950,000 School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Achieve Realty, Inc. 724-933-1980 X667 The Summit Marshall Township Single-family homes Priced from: $800,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 pittsburghmoves.com/ thesummit

BUTLER COUNTY

Traditions of America at Sewickley Ridge Ohio Township Single-family homes, 55+ Priced from: mid $200,000 School district: Avonworth Agency: Traditions of America 412-534-4232 SewickleyLiving.com Tuscany Ridge Collier Township Single-family homes Priced from: $215,000 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-200-2781 www.marondahomes.com Venango Trails Marshall Township Townhomes and single-family homes Priced from: $280,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1720 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Venango Trails Marshall Township Single-family homes Priced from: $390,000 School district: North Allegheny Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com

Village at Pine Pine Township Single-family homes and townhomes Priced from: $332,990 single family, $250,990 townhomes School district: Pine-Richland Agency: Ryan Homes 724-940-4052 ryanhomes.com Walkers Ridge Collier Township Single-family homes Priced from: $270,000 School district: Chartiers Valley Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 VisitParagonHomes.com Washington Square Jefferson Hills Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $239,990 School district: West Jefferson Hills Agency: Ryan Homes 412-945-3641 ryanhomes.com Whispering Creek Hampton Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $450,000 School district: Hampton Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com Willow Farms Fox Chapel Borouth Single-family homes Priced from:$1,200,000 School district: Fox Chapel Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-963-7655 www.pittsburghmoves.com/ WillowFarms Wiltshire Estates Moon Township Townhomes Priced from: $150,000 School district: Moon Area Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-474-3529 www.marondahomes.com Wood Creek Manor Findlay Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $160,000 School district: West Allegheny Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-474-3529 www.marondahomes.com

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BEAVER COUNTY Ashley Ridge Brighton Township Single-family homes Priced from: $249,990 School district: Beaver Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-218-1015 ryanhomes.com Aspen Field Brighton Township Single-family homes Priced from: $200,000 School district: Beaver Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-287-6256 www.marondahomes.com Barclay Hill Estates Brighton Township Villas Priced from: $226,900 School district: Beaver Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices thepreferredrealty.com Clearwater Estates Franklin Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $168,000 School district: Riverside Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-846-5440 howardhanna.com Goldenrod Meadows North Sewickley Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Riverside Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 7224-775-5700 howardhanna.com Hickory Woods Chippewa Township Single-family homes Priced from: $270,000 School district: Blackhawk Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/HickoryWoods Seven Oaks Brighton Township Golf-course community with single-family custom homes and carriage homes Priced from: $229,900 School district: Beaver Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Sweet Brier Hopewell Township Single-family homes Priced from: $180,000 School district: Hopewell Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-287-6256 www.marondahomes.com

Traditions of America at Liberty Hills New Sewickley Township/ Economy Borough 55+ Lifestyle Living/ Single-family and garden homes/ Maintenance Free Priced from: $200,000s Agency: Traditions of America 724-869-5595 TraditionsofAmerica.com The Village at Timberwood Trace Chippewa Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $168,000 School district: Blackhawk Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-775-5700 howardhanna.com Villas of Economy Economy Borough Condos, Townhomes and Single-family homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Ambridge Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 pittsburghmoves.com/villasofeconomy Whispering Pines Economy Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $190,000 School district: Ambridge Area Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 412-287-6256 www.marondahomes.com

BUTLER COUNTY Amherst Village Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $306,990 School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-625-4050 ryanhomes.com BelleVue Park Cranberry Township Traditional and estate single family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 Blackberry Heights Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $286,990 School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-898-1800 ryanhomes.com Blackthorn Penn Township Single-family home sites/Singlefamily homes Priced from: $66,000/$379,900 School district: South Butler Agency: Northwood Realty 724-282-1313 northwood.com

Blossom Ridge Butler Township Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/BlossomRidge Camp Trees Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Carriage Manor Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $700,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 pittsburghmoves.com/ carriagemanor Chatham Court Adams Township Luxury paired villas Priced from: $650,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Cherrywood Springs Center Township Single-family log homes .5 to 10 acre lots School district: Butler Area Agency: Northwood Realty 724-282-1313 northwood.com Ehrman Farms Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-452-1150 howardhanna.com Foxmoor Cranberry Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $230,000 townhomes; $310,000 carriage homes School district: Seneca Valley Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Foxwood Estates Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 pittsburghmoves.com/foxwoodestates

Indian Meadow Adams Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com

Lakeview Adams Township Townhomes Priced from: $245,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-934-3400 howardhanna.com

The Gables Adams Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $370,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-934-3400 howardhanna.com

Jackson Crossing Jackson Township COMING SOON Single-family homes School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com

Leslie Farms Connoquenessing Borough Single-family Priced from $200,000 School District: Butler Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 Pittsburghmoves.com/ LeslieFarms

The Gables at Brickyard Hill Adams Township Custom carriage homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com Georgetown Square Cranberry Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Georgetown Square Associates 412-366-4770

John Quincy Adams Estates Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $649,000 School district: Mars Area Agency; Achieve Realty Kingsridge Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $312,990 Agency: Ryan Homes 724-432-3989 ryanhomes.com

Leslie Farms Connoquenessing Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $220,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Madison Heights Cranberry Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $700,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com

Kingsridge Adams Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $330,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com

Marshall Heights Cranberry Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-538-3911 www.marondahomes.com Meadow Ridge Forward Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 pittsburghmoves.com/meadowridge Meredith Glen Estates Adams Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $850,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Oak Trace Penn and Butler Townships Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: South Butler Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 724-776-2900 www.pittsburghmoves.com/OakTrace

The Oaks Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com The Oaks Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Freeport Area Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 homesattheoaks.com Park Place Cranberry Township Townhomes COMING SOON: singlefamiky-homes Priced from: $219,990 townhomes School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Ryan Homes 724-778-9946 Park Place Cranberry Township Traditional neighborhood development single-family homes, townhomes, condos, rentals, retail Priced from: $350,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Northwood Realty 724-776-1863

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BUTLER COUNTY

Fulton Criossing Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com

BUTLER COUNTY

Plantation at Saxonburg Clinton Township Carriage homes Priced from $210,000’s School district: South Butler Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Plantations Lancaster Township Single-family homes Priced from: $410,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Brennan Realty 724-687-9097 The Pointe At Adams Ridge Adams Township Townhomes Priced from: $229,990 School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-776-5610 ryanhomes.com Poplar Forest Slippery Rock Borough Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 25 lots from.6 to 5 acres Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com The Preserve West Cranberry Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $550,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Redmond Place Cranberry Township Custom carriage homes Priced from: $370,000 SCHOOL DIstrict: Seneca Valley Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com Sarvers Mill Buffalo Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Freeport Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Seaton Crest Adams Township Single-family homes Priced from: $360,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Shadow Creek Cranberry Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Century 21 Town & Country Real Estate Services 724-779-2101 PghPropertyOnline.com

Shady Lane Farms Center Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-283-0005 thepreferredrealty.com Shannon Mills Connoquenessing Township Single-family homes Priced from: $329,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-282-7903 howardhanna.com Sonoma Valley Connoqenessing Township Patio and courtyard homes Priced from: $230,000 School district: Butler Agency: Weaver Homes 877-836-9177 weaverhomes.com Timber Ridge Lancaster Township Single-family-homes Priced from: $430,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Brennan Builders 724-687-9097 Timberlee Connoquenessing Township Single-family-homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: Brennan Builders 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com.com Timberlee Farms Connoquenessing Township Single-family-homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Area Agency: Brennan Realty 724-687-9097 The Village at Treesdale Adams Township Custom carriage homes Priced from: Mid-$300’s School district: Mars Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-687-0157 howardhanna.com The Village at Treesdale Adams Township Carriage Homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Brennan Builders 724-865-2929 Brennanbuilders.com The Vineyards Connoqenessing Township Single family homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Butler Agency: Weaver Homes 877-279-1043 weaverhomes.com

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Village of Harmony Junction Jackson Township Townhomes Priced from: $150,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-538-3911 www.marondahomes.com Vista Ridge Adams Township Custom Single-family homes Priced from: $340,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Vista Ridge Adams Township Single family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Mars Area Agency: Weaver Homes 877-839-1578 weaverhomes.com Wakefield Estates Cranberry Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $575,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-776-3686 thepreferredrealty.com Walden Pond Cranberry Township Estate Homes Priced from: $710,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Walkers Ridge Worth Township Farmlettes Priced from: $74,900 School district: Slippery Rock Agency: Northwood Realty 724-458-8800 northwood.com Weatherburn Heights Middlesex Township Single-family homes New Phase COMING SOON School district: Mars Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-249-6835 ryanhomes.com Wilsons Ridge Single-family homes Priced from: $210,000 School district: Seneca Valley Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-538-3911 www.marondahomes.com Winterwood Butler Southwest Single-family homes Priced from: $300,000 Six wooded lots available Agency: Northwood Realty northwood.com

Wyncrest Estates Butler Township Single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Butler Area Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-366-1600 pittsburghmoves.com/wyncrestestates

WASHINGTON COUNTY Anthony Farms Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $650,000 Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-276-5000 howardhanna.com Apple Hill Canonsburg Single-family homes Priced from: $190,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-873-7455 www.marondahomes.com Bridgeview North Strabane Township Townhomes Priced from: $200,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 412-748-9470 howardhanna.com Bradford Run South Strabane Township Townhomes and carriage homes Priced from: Townhomes, $200,000; carriage homes, $290,000 School district: Trinity Area Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Brookwood Manor Peters Township Luxury custom estate homes Priced from: $900,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Century 21 Frontier Realty 724-941-8680 EddyHomes.com Brookview Peters Township Carriage homes Priced from: $349,900 School district: Peters Township Agency: Keller Williams 412-831-3800 The Brookview Villas Peters Township Custom villa homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Paragon Homes 412-787-8807 visitparagonhomes.com The Crossings Peters Township Luxury custom villa homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Century 21 Frontier Realty 724-941-8680 EddyHomes.com

Evergreen Village Peters Township Villas Priced from: $400,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estae Services 724-941-8800 howardhanna.com Fair Acres Upper St. Clair Custom single-family homes Priced from: Lots, $650,000 School district: Upper St Clair Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-833-7700 thepreferredrealty.com Ironwood II Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $480,000 School district: Canon McMillan Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1738 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Legacy at Sunset Pointe North Strabane Township 1st floor living, single-family homes and carriage homes Priced from: $329,990 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-3120 ryanhomes.com Majestic Hills North Strabane Township Single-family homes Priced from: $279,990 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-6410 ryanhomes.com Meadow Ridge Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $685,900 School district: Peters Township Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 412-833-7700 thepreferredrealty.com Mission Hills Cecil Township Carriage and villa homes Priced from: $228,500 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Epcon Homes and Communities 724-223-1844 epconcarriagehomes.com Oakbrooke Estates Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $259,990 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-873-3595 ryanhomes.com Orchard Hill Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $299,990 School district: Peters Township Agency: Ryan Homes 724-873-3595 ryanhomes.com

Summerbrooke

The Overlook/Legacy Villaage At Southpointe Cecil Township Single-family homes and carriage homes Priced from: $319,990 single-family, $295,990 carriage homes School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-745-5083 ryanhomes.com

Sandy Brae Meadows North Strabane Township Townhomes Priced from: $190,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-873-7455 www.marondahomes.com

The Summit Chartiers Township Single-family homes Priced from: $190,000 School district: Chartiers-Houston Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-873-7455 www.marondahomes.com

Strabane Manor South Strabane Township Townhomes Priced from: $160,000 School district: Trinity Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-229-1470 www.marondahomes.com

Tuscany Estates Union Township Townhomes, single-family and patiohomes Priced from: $130,000 $180,000 single-family School district: Ringgold Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-348-6472 www.marondahomes.com

Overlook at Southpointe Cecil Township Single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Canon McMillan Agency: Heartland Homes 724-949-0079 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com Piatt Estates Chartiers Township Single-family homes Priced from: $650,000 School district: Chartiers/ Houston Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estae Services 724-222-6040 howardhanna.com

Summerbrooke North Strabane Township Single-family homes Priced from: $340,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Heartland Homes 724-871-1719 HeartlandLuxuryHomes.com

North Strabane Township Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estae Services 724-941-8800 howardhanna.com

Walnut Ridge South Fayette Township Single-family homes Priced from: $319,990 School district: South Fayette Agency: Ryan Homes 412-319-7329 ryanhomes.com

Waterdam Farms North Strabane Township Carriage homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 412-833-5404 pittsburghmoves.com/ waterdamfarms Weavertown Pointe Cecil Township Townhomes Priced from: $209,990 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Ryan Homes 724-514-6852 ryanhomes.com Weavertown Woodlands North Strabane Township Carriage homes Priced from: $300,000 School district: Canon-McMillan Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-222-6040 howardhanna.com

WESTMORELAND COUNTY Acropolis Heights Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $620,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com

Allegheny Woodlands Allegheny Township Custom single-family and cottage villas Priced from: low $200,000 single-family and $180,000 cottage villas School district: Kiski Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-339-4000 howardhanna.com Augusta Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: Lots, $53,900 School district: Penn-Trafford Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-327-0444 thepreferredrealty.com Blackthorne Estates Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: $405,990 School district: Penn Trafford Agency: Ryan Homes 724-863-2542 ryanhomes.com Cedar Hills Rostraver Township Condominiums and villas Priced from: $217,500 School district: Belle Vernon Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-929-7228 thepreferredrealty.com

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Piatt Estates Chartiers Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290,000 School district: Chartiers/ Houston Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com

WASHINGTON COUNTY

The Overlook at Peters Peters Township Single-family homes Priced from: $450,000 School district: Peters Township Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-941-8800 howardhanna.com

Cherry Knoll Delmont Single-family homes Priced from: $225.000 School district: Greensburg Salem Agency: ReMax Realty 412-856-2000 rasnoznik.net Cherry Wood Estates Mt. Pleasant Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $225,000 School district: Mount Pleasant Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Everview Estates Ligonier Township Single-family homes Priced from: $299,900 School district: Ligonier Valley Angency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-832-2300 Foxtail Court at Rolling Ridge Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $600,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com Glenn Aire Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $350,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Greenfield Estates Unity Township Custom single-family homes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Scalise Real Estate 724-539-3525 Hampton Heights (Formerly Carradam Golf Course) North Huntingdon Township One acre homesites Priced from: $400,000 School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com Harrington Way at Wendover Hempfield Township Single-family homes Priced from: $249,900 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Northwood Realty 724-327-5600 northwood.com Hawk Valley Allegheny Township Townhomes Priced from: $120,000 School district: Kiski Area Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-895-3876 www.marondahomes.com

Legacy at Sunset Pointe Canonsburg Single-family-homes Coming soon Laurel View Place Derry Township Single-family lots Priced from: $49,900 School district: Derry Area Agency: Northwood Realty Services 724-537-0110 northwood.com Lincoln Hills North Huntington Township Single-family homes, townhomes and grand villas Priced from: mid-$300,000 Single-family, $239,900 townhomes and $289,900 grand villas School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com

Renaissance Heights Rostraver Township Single-family homes Priced from: low $200,000 School district: Belle Vernon Area Agency: Maronda Homes, Inc 724-872-7017 www.marondahomes.com Rivendell Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: $310,000 School district: Penn-Trafford Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Rolling Hill Farm Rostraver Township Single-family homes Priced from: $210,000 School district: Belle Vernon Area Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com

Lindwood Crest Hempfield Township Patio homes Priced from: $189,900 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-832-2300 howardhanna.com

Serenity Pointe Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $500,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-417-1772 howardhanna.com

Mallard Landing Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from: $470,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com

Siena Ridge Murrysville Single-family homes Priced from : $500,000 School district: Franklin Regional Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com

Meadowlane Farm Estates Hempfield Township Single-family homes Priced from: $229,990 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Ryan Homes 724-216-5737 ryanhomes.com

Summerhill Murrysville Patio townhomes, stacked flats School district: Franklin Regional Priced from: $249,900 Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com

Meadowlane Heights Hempfield Township Single-family homes Priced from: $220,000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School district: Hempfield Area Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com Northpointe Hempfield Township C ustom single-family homes Priced from: $270,000 School district: Hempfield Area Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com Palmer Place Unity Township Custom single-family Priced from: $650,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com

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Victoria Highlands Unity Township Single-family homes Priced from: $290,000 School district: Latrobe Agency: Bob Shuster Realty 724-864-8884 rwscustomhomes.com Village At Foxfield Unity Township Single-family homes School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: S&A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com The Village at Palmer Place Unity Township Custom villas Priced from: $349,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-832-2300 howardhanna.com

The Village at Stonegate Penn Township Villas Priced from: $324,900 School district: Penn-Trafford Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 or 724-327-0444 thepreferredrealty.com Villages at Totteridge Greensburg Villas and manor homes Priced from: Villas, $349,000 and manors, $259,000 School district: Greensburg/Salem Agency: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services 724-327-5161 howardhanna.com The Villas at Grayhawk Unity Township Villa style condominiums Priced from: $219,850 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Cedar Ridge Realty 724-832-3501 thevillasatgrayhawk.com The Villas of Willow Estates North Huntington Townhomes and grand villas Priced from: $239,900 and $289,900 School district: Norwin Agency: RWS Custom Homes 724-861-0571 rwscustomhomes.com Weatherton Farm Estates Unity Township Single-family haomes Priced from: $250,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: ReMax 412-856-2000 rasnoznik.net Westmoreland Community Action Jeannette Single-family homes Priced from: $75,000 School district: Jeannette City Agency: Northwood Realty 724-838-9643 northwood.com Westmoreland Community Action Reed Avenue Jeannette Single-family homes Priced from: $63,000 School district: Jeannette City Agency: Northwood Realty 724-838-9643 northwood.com Westmoreland Human Opportunities Monessan Single-family homes Priced from: $70,000 School district: Monessen Agency: Northwood Realty 724-838-9643 northwood.com Willow Estates North Huntington Single-family homes Priced from: $280,000 School district: Norwin Agency: S & A Realty 1-855-SAHOME1 sahomebuilder.com

The Woods of Brandywine Penn Township Single-family homes Priced from: $264,990 School district: Penn Trafford Agency: Ryan Homes 724-863-2542 ryanhomes.com Yok Wood Ridge Unity Township Single-family homes Priced from: $190,000 School district: Greater Latrobe Agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 724-838-3660 thepreferredrealty.com

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