More homes allowed by right
vs. today’s code
Parcels newly buildable by right
of 104,309 parcels a lever applies to
Likely to pencil at today’s prices
homes · capacity is not production
New tax revenue at build-out
per year, all taxing bodies
Results updated. More homes allowed by right: 1,800 to 22,000 (likely 4,300). Parcels newly buildable: 1,700 to 1,800 (likely 1,700). Likely to pencil: 0 to 3,100 (likely 170) homes.
Where
29% of the new capacity falls in 5 neighborhoods: Squirrel Hill North, Brookline, Lincoln Place, Squirrel Hill South, Westwood. Homes that pencil at today’s prices (likely scenario) are in 4 neighborhoods: Crawford-Roberts (79), Middle Hill (51), Troy Hill (25), Bedford Dwellings (19). Elsewhere the pencil column is 0 because nearby new-construction prices don’t cover cost (construction plus the lot at assessed value); the high-price column shows where they could.
| Neighborhood | Parcels gaining | Newly buildable | Homes added, low end (no lot split) | Homes added, upper bound (assumes lot splits) | Share of upper bound | Pencil (likely) | Pencil (high prices) | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Hill North | 718 | 63 | 45 | 1,499 | 7% | 0 | 18 | |
| Brookline | 887 | 13 | 13 | 1,229 | 6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Lincoln Place | 821 | 10 | 10 | 1,220 | 6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Squirrel Hill South | 665 | 135 | 121 | 1,191 | 5% | 0 | 50 | |
| Westwood | 815 | 41 | 39 | 1,149 | 5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Point Breeze | 601 | 91 | 76 | 1,131 | 5% | 0 | 137 | |
| Carrick | 623 | 106 | 106 | 938 | 4% | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanton Heights | 735 | 167 | 167 | 884 | 4% | 0 | 748 | |
| Banksville | 544 | 2 | 2 | 848 | 4% | 0 | 0 | |
| Shadyside | 399 | 72 | 51 | 789 | 4% | 0 | 53 | |
| New Homestead | 384 | 22 | 22 | 761 | 3% | 0 | 7 | |
| Crafton Heights | 363 | 94 | 94 | 573 | 3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar | 401 | 84 | 83 | 532 | 2% | 0 | 501 | |
| Perry North | 354 | 51 | 50 | 517 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Beechview | 302 | 5 | 4 | 493 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Overbrook | 246 | 7 | 7 | 458 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Summer Hill | 233 | 2 | 2 | 429 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Brighton Heights | 241 | 10 | 10 | 425 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Homewood North | 353 | 273 | 274 | 420 | 2% | 0 | 366 | |
| Highland Park | 286 | 22 | 22 | 412 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Elliott | 207 | 16 | 14 | 390 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Spring Hill-City View | 188 | 11 | 11 | 339 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Windgap | 197 | 9 | 9 | 330 | 2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Swisshelm Park | 223 | 31 | 31 | 318 | 1% | 0 | 218 | |
| East Hills | 178 | 25 | 28 | 262 | 1% | 0 | 255 | |
| Chartiers City | 181 | 12 | 12 | 258 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Upper Hill | 202 | 126 | 126 | 257 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakwood | 142 | 10 | 10 | 233 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Bon Air | 185 | 15 | 15 | 223 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Mount Washington | 96 | 2 | 15 | 221 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Hazelwood | 126 | 8 | 8 | 219 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Point Breeze North | 109 | 6 | 6 | 206 | 1% | 0 | 141 | |
| Greenfield | 129 | 4 | 4 | 197 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Sheraden | 101 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| North Oakland | 91 | 17 | 1 | 174 | 1% | 0 | 6 | |
| Arlington | 104 | 38 | 39 | 164 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Duquesne Heights | 70 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Ridgemont | 88 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Fineview | 87 | 17 | 16 | 127 | 1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Spring Garden | 64 | 20 | 19 | 115 | 1% | 0 | 112 |
Showing the 40 neighborhoods with the most new capacity of 81. The CSV export lists every parcel that gains homes.
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These are the ends of the headline range, not the likely figure. Upper bound = every home the fit test finds, including townhouse rows that need a lot split (subdivision) first; it sums to 21,969. Low end = only homes that need no lot split; it sums to 1,758. The headline likely figure (4,300) is not stored per neighborhood or district. Neighborhood = City of Pittsburgh neighborhood the parcel sits in.