Polish Hill will add eight townhomes to its housing stock. The City Planning Commission has approved a development on Herron Avenue by Seminole Land Partners, converting a former landslide site into residential units. Each townhome will be 1,800 square feet, and prices are projected between $350,000 and $450,000.
The site has a history. The slope where the development will sit was unstable for years, a hazard that limited its usefulness. Remediation work has made it buildable again. Now it will become housing in a neighborhood where housing supply is constrained and prices are rising.
Polish Hill's Housing Constraint
Polish Hill has become one of Pittsburgh's most sought-after neighborhoods. Young professionals, families, and investors have moved to the neighborhood, driving up prices. The problem is that new housing has not kept pace with demand. Every approved project helps address that imbalance.
"Polish Hill is full. We need housing if we want the neighborhood to grow sustainably."
Polish Hill Resident
The Herron Avenue development is modest in scale but significant in what it represents. A problematic site is being fixed and made productive. New housing is being added to a neighborhood that needs it. The development process, while not fast, is working.
Construction is projected to begin in spring 2026, with units available for occupancy by early 2027.