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dmil103 t1_jecdlgz wrote

Hardly a McMansion

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ReginaldsMember OP t1_jece8vy wrote

Right?? Also, wealthiest?

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risen2011 t1_jecf8rf wrote

That strip between Wilkins and Fifth is pretty damn swanky.

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ReginaldsMember OP t1_jeci5pq wrote

True- the superlative gave me pause but idk where I would give the -est to

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risen2011 t1_jeclr4w wrote

I'm not 100% sure, but what about Woodland Road near Chatham or Warwick Terrace near the CMU frat quad?

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hypotenoos t1_jecu3d6 wrote

Yeah around Woodland you have ones in the 2 and 3 million range pretty frequently.

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Blahfacetrousers t1_jefc7h7 wrote

cmu president's house (farnam) is by Warwick terrace; all the houses along that road are enormous and bougie. the neighborhood is also commonly used as a shortcut to campus by students.

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feed_the_bumble t1_jed0yjs wrote

Whoever posted this has never been to any section of Fox Chapel, I guess

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SisterCharityAlt t1_jeedcn7 wrote

A.) Not Pittsburgh

B.) Fox Chapel has old mining houses. Seriously, FC thinks it's richer than it is because it has some old money areas. It's maybe the 3rd or 4th richest township in the county.

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strathmeyer t1_jedbgeh wrote

The $4.4 million house on it is the most expensive house in Pittsburgh.

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DruTangClan t1_jedhs1p wrote

Beechwood is pretty insanely wealthy if the houses (this one not withstanding) are anything to go by, but idk if it would be the richest. There’s probably parts of Sewickly and Fox Chapel that are wealthier if you consider them the city still

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Sarcastiballecter t1_jee866s wrote

Fox Chapel and Sewickly are SUBURBS amiright?

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DruTangClan t1_jefoqa5 wrote

Yes but when people refer to “pittsburgh” they often are not specifically talking about city limits pittsburgh. For example I know people from Sewickly that would still say “im from pittsburgh” if someone asked them.

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Sarcastiballecter t1_jefq1f3 wrote

Only really excusable when talking to people unfamiliar with the area and not so much on a PITTSBURGH sub.

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Guamdiggity t1_jefuxtl wrote

Watch out, I got torn to shreds on one of these threads because I dared to refer to a stat for the greater Pittsburgh region rather than the city limits. r/Pittsburgh doesn’t f*** around

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LostEnroute t1_jeg075n wrote

I have no problem with both types stats as long as people are specific and not lazy about it.

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linkman88 t1_jeh293t wrote

As someone from sewickley I say I'm from Pittsburgh when I'm out of state but definitely not when I'm in state

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SisterCharityAlt t1_jeedj4w wrote

100% suburbs.

Richest neighborhood in Pittsburgh is now downtown. But if we're talking single family low rise neighborhoods, it remains Shadyside and has been that way since the 1930s. Millionaire row down near Chateau and Manchester had the title but it's been reliably Shadyside for almost a century.

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PubliusMaximus14 t1_jef4zh3 wrote

Has to be one of the roads in that section of mansions between north o and shadyside

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Selcier t1_jecy1bt wrote

The only thing McMansion-ish about it is the front facing two car garage and giant double wide driveway in one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city.

Love tjr color though. With all this subreddit's talk about how grey it is here, we could use some fun house colors.

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Horror_Financial t1_jeczsmn wrote

True the wide driveways deserve scorn. I MUCH prefer the 1.5 lane driveways and garage in the McSplitEntries of the 80s. Or the McCapeCods of the 60s and thier 'barely fit a honda fits'. (my preffered half of stanton heights is entirely this for example) Plus instead of sorta similar they are all exactly the same, which IMO shows much better solidarity.

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MrSchenleyMD t1_jee4hvq wrote

As a Stanton Heights resident who drives a Honda Fit, your comment is painfully accurate.

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Horror_Financial t1_jee9rud wrote

I think its a great neighborhood my personal favorite in the entire east end.

and its funny knowing half this reddit lives within 2m away and would have to use gps to get to your house. they still have the farm up there? that used to blow clients away when i still had them lol

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hcb9117 t1_jed350v wrote

I refuse to believe anyone on reddit would exaggerate to push an agenda

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_jedcob2 wrote

Lots of people on that sub (I've been there for a few years now) don't fully understand what makes a house a McMansion. That's why the "just ugly" tag exists there. t's not necessarily an agenda, they're just ignorant. Anyhow, actual McMansions are a symptom of many things, including land use policy.

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