URA Approves Financing for 44-Unit Homewood Gateway Apartments

Homewood Gateway Apartments, a 44-unit mixed-use building, is approved for North Homewood Avenue between Hamilton Avenue and Susquehanna Street in Homewood. The 78,644-square-foot project includes ground-floor retail space. St. Louis-based McCormack Baron Salazar is the developer; Pittsburgh-based Howard Graves is the architect.

The URA approved approximately $3.4 million in financing and a sale agreement in September 2026. Total project cost is estimated at $25.5 million, with construction expected to start in 2027.

Of the 44 units, 37 will be affordable, about 85 percent. The 43-foot structure includes 31 parking spaces. Zoning variances approved in December 2023 allowed the height, which exceeds the 40-foot limit on the downhill side, and the reduced parking count, short of the 41 spaces otherwise required.