184 N Commons · Parcel 0023P00060000000 — EaseScore.AI

Municipality

184 N Commons

Parcel ID 0023P00060000000View on the Allegheny County Real Estate portal (opens in a new tab; parcel ID copied for its search) ↗

Allegheny Center · Zoning UNC← New search

Illustrative 3D map, not a photo

Site layout · New single-family, 1 home

Few barriersEase Score · Renovate the existing building · could be 70–95

No major site constraints in our data.

New-home prices nearby: Strong11 sales, $259/sq ft

Measures barriers to building, not whether it's a good investment.

Lot size

16,944 sq ft

0.39 acre

Average slope

0% over 25%

Hazards

Combined sewer

in our data

Zoning

UNC

Pittsburgh

Existing building: Owned by board of education (County assessment)

Best option: New single-family · 1 home (allowed by right), can't tell yet: demolition not priced (showing rehab of the existing building)

Feasibility study

Decision support only: not legal, financial, zoning or engineering advice.

Zoning

REQUIRED
Record of zoning approval / zoning application (Zoning (Pittsburgh: OneStopPGH))
Zoned UNC. New buildings, additions, and changes of use need zoning approval.
Sources: City of Pittsburgh Zoning Districts
POSSIBLE
Contextual setback determination (Zoning Administrator)
UNC lets the front setback follow neighboring buildings (§925.06). Useful when the 0 ft standard doesn't fit; comparing neighbors needs building footprints; confirm with the Zoning Administrator.
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §925.06; Pittsburgh Zoning Code
POSSIBLE
Paper street vacation (DOMI right-of-way vacation)
Unopened-street data isn't loaded yet.
POSSIBLE
Parking & loading compliance (Zoning review)
Parking reduction area (North Side). UNC minimum: 1 space(s) per unit → 1 for 1 unit(s).
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §914.02.A (Schedule A); §914.04 reductions; City of Pittsburgh Zoning Overlays
POSSIBLE
Registered Community Organization meeting (City Planning / RCO)
Required only if the project needs a public hearing (variance, special exception, conditional use) and meets a size/type trigger. RCO here: the Registered Community Organization (RCO) for this neighborhood (find it on the City's RCO map).
Sources: Pittsburgh Code §178E.08(c); City of Pittsburgh Zoning Overlays
ASK
Lot consolidation / subdivision / lot line adjustment (Planning Commission / municipality)
Will you combine or split lots?
Sources: Project answers
NOT NEEDED
Certificate of Appropriateness (historic) (Historic Review Commission)
Not in a City historic district.
Sources: Pittsburgh Code Ch. 1101 — confirm; City of Pittsburgh Historic Districts
NOT NEEDED
Conditional use approval (City Council (Pittsburgh))
a single-unit detached house isn't a conditional use in UNC.
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §911.02 Use Table; §922.06; Pittsburgh Zoning Code
NOT NEEDED
Historic review delays (Historic Review Commission)
Not in a City historic district.
Sources: Pittsburgh Code Ch. 1101 — confirm; City of Pittsburgh Historic Districts
NOT NEEDED
Inclusionary zoning compliance (City Planning)
Not in the Inclusionary Housing Overlay.
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §907.04.A.5–6; City of Pittsburgh Zoning Overlays
NOT NEEDED
Special exception (Zoning Board of Adjustment)
a single-unit detached house is permitted by right in UNC.
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §911.02 Use Table; §922.07; Pittsburgh Zoning Code
NOT NEEDED
Variance (Zoning Board of Adjustment (hearing))
Lot meets UNC's minimum size and the use is allowed; dimensional fit depends on the design.
Sources: Pittsburgh Zoning Code §922.09 (variances) — confirm; district standards per zoning_rules citation; Pittsburgh Zoning Code

Permits

REQUIRED
Building permit (PLI (Pittsburgh) / municipal building official)
Construction work.
Sources: PA UCC (34 Pa. Code Ch. 403); Project answers
LIKELY
Asbestos survey + Health Dept notification (Certified inspector; Allegheny County Health Dept)
Demolition/renovation notifications apply regardless of age; survey scope depends on age.
Sources: ACHD Article XXI; 40 CFR 61 Subpart M (NESHAP); Allegheny County Property Assessments
LIKELY
Electrical permit (PLI / inspection agency)
New or altered wiring.
Sources: Project answers
LIKELY
Erosion & sediment control plan (Allegheny County Conservation District; PA DEP)
Lot is 16,944 sq ft; new construction commonly disturbs 5,000+ sq ft.
Sources: 25 Pa. Code Ch. 102; Parcel boundary
LIKELY
Mechanical (HVAC) permit (PLI / municipality)
New or replaced heating/cooling.
Sources: Project answers
LIKELY
Plumbing permit (Allegheny County Health Dept)
New or altered plumbing.
Sources: ACHD Article XV (Plumbing) — confirm; Project answers
LIKELY
Sewer/water tap-in & connection fees (Water / sewer authority)
Pittsburgh Water: $40 permit + $570 connection and meter; no tapping fees since 2022.
Sources: Project answers
LIKELY
Stormwater management plan (Water & sewer authority / municipality)
New roof and paving add impervious area. The City requires a stormwater plan when a project disturbs 5,000+ sq ft or adds 500+ sq ft of impervious surface.
Sources: Project answers
POSSIBLE
Grading / earth disturbance permit (PLI / municipality)
Depends on cut/fill volume: a land operations permit is needed at 50 cu yd of grading or a 5 ft cut on a 25% slope (Pittsburgh §1003.03).
POSSIBLE
Sewage planning (new connections/lots) (Municipality / sewer authority; PA DEP)
New units or lots add sewer load; confirm the local planning rule.
Sources: PA Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537), 35 P.S. §750.1 et seq.; Project answers
POSSIBLE
Street opening permit (DOMI)
Only if utility connections cross the street.
ASK
Curb cut / driveway permit (DOMI)
Will you add or change a driveway?
Sources: Project answers
ASK
Demolition permit (PLI / municipality)
There's a building on the lot today. Will it be demolished?
Sources: Project answers
ASK
Utility disconnects (Each utility)
There's a building on the lot today. Will it be demolished? (Utilities must be cut before any demolition.)
Sources: Project answers

Can you build here?

We can't say yet: zoning rules for this lot aren't loaded, so confirm with City zoning staff.

Does it pencil?

We can't tell yet: the cost and value estimate for this plan isn't available.

Partial estimate. Not included yet: interior demolition for the rehab; dumpsters and DOMI street permit.

What's in the way?

No major barriers found in our data.

What next?

Confirm the zoning with City zoning staff.
Get the asbestos survey + Health Dept notification from Certified inspector; Allegheny County Health Dept.

Time to a permit

under 1 month Estimate

Building-permit review only (plus any zoning hearing this option needs); zoning review, site-plan, geotech, PWSA and DOMI steps are not included.

Building-permit part: the City's review target for one round (City target, not measured). Each revision request adds time.

44 building permits waiting for City review (as of 2026-09-21).

building permit: City target 21 calendar days per review round (City target, not measured)

Planning badge No priority tier · 45 pts

Separate from the Ease Score. default — awaiting planning input.

✓ Publicly owned (city, URA, land bank) (20 pts): Owned by Pittsburgh Public Schools (County owner records, as in the Planner).
✓ Within 400 m of frequent transit (15 pts): Nearest frequent stop 48 m.
? In a planning-designated target area or corridor (20 pts): Awaiting planning input: no target-area layer yet.
✓ Missing-middle (2-4 units, townhouses) by right (15 pts): By right: duplex.
? Affordable units proposed (15 pts): Project input: not entered.
– In a HUD Qualified Census Tract (10 pts): Not in a Qualified Census Tract.
– Vacant or blighted and tax-delinquent (5 pts): Not both vacant/blighted and tax-delinquent.
? Project matches the block's pattern (street precedent) (10 pts): Too few measured buildings on this block face to set a pattern.

What would unlock it

One policy change at a time, rerun through the same lot-fit test.

Parking minimum removed0 points
Minimum lot size removed0 points
Attached housing by right0 points
Contextual front setback applied0 points
None of these changes would raise the score or the units allowed by right here.

Scoring config v0.2.

All parcel facts (raw data, for checking)

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    "sources": "County building footprints & centerlines; City centerlines (paper streets); county landslide inventory; USGS NHD; USFWS NWI; PA DEP Land Recycling; EPA ACRES",
    "building_count": 1,
    "streams_within_100ft": false,
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      "coal_bearing": "PA DEP Mine Subsidence Insurance risk map (MSI Risk Confirmed / Possible)",
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      {
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      {
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  "schools": {
    "district": "City of Pittsburgh",
    "pps_high": "North Side",
    "pps_middle": "KING PK-8",
    "district_match": true,
    "pps_elementary": "King PK-8",
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    "near_district_line_m": null
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  "overlays": [
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        "authority": "PWSA/ALCOSAN",
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      "label": "A-48",
      "layer": "combined_sewer",
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    "source": "USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar DEM (PA_WesternPA_2019)",
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      "served": null,
      "source": "No public sewer service-area layer for Allegheny County (searched WPRDC, PASDA, PA DEP, county GIS); sewersheds are drainage basins, not service areas",
      "status": "unknown"
    },
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      "served": true,
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      "owner_type": "Authority",
      "dist_to_service_area_m": 0
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    "is_pittsburgh": true,
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    "last_sale_price": 0,
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    "pos_details": "no resale occupancy inspection; City Property Certification (zoning/historic/violations paperwork) required at every sale or refinance closing",
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    "sewer_lateral_details": "conditional: PWSA dye test before sale only in separate sanitary sewer areas (Evidence of Compliance application decides); valid 3 yrs; no CCTV",
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      {
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Homes (units)	1	County assessment (existing use)
Interior demolition for the rehab	not set	Awaiting local cost data
Dumpsters and DOMI street-occupancy permit (no on-site staging)	not set	Awaiting local cost data — DOMI fee schedule applies inside the City of Pittsburgh.
Architecture and design (sealed plans)	4%range 2%–8%	Assumption, edit me — 4% of hard cost, at least $8,000. Custom architects 6–10% (Thompson Communities); PA sealed plans add $3–12k; NAHB average A&E $6,480 (production).
Permits and fees	0.6%	City of Pittsburgh PLI 2026 fee schedule; Pittsburgh Water permits
Structural, civil, survey, insurance, title and closing	3%	Assumption, edit me — 3% of hard cost
General contractor fee (only when trade-level costs are entered)	not appliedrange 12%–18%	Assumption — editable — Not applied. The tiers are the cost to build and exclude builder fees and general contractor markup; if you hire a builder, add their fee (often 15–25%).
Contingency (rehab)	15%	Assumption — editable
Months to approval	1	Ease Score months to a permit
Months to build	6	Assumption — editable
Property taxes while holding, monthly	$3,603	County assessment × 27.307 mills — 2026 millage: City 9.67 + parks 0.50 + library 0.25 + Pittsburgh Public Schools 10.457 + Allegheny County 6.43
Construction loan rate (interest-only on the drawn balance)	8%range 7.25%–8.75%	Prime 7% (2026-09-21) + 1.0 point (assumption, edit me) — Latest bank prime rate in our data (Federal Reserve, FRED DPRIME) on 2026-09-21, plus 1.0 point for a construction loan (lenders typically charge prime + 0.5–2.0).
Construction loan as a share of cost (LTC)	80%	Assumption — editable
Average share of the loan drawn while building	55%	Assumption — editable — Average balance drawn over the build (COST-MODEL-LOCKED §E).
Lender fees as a share of the loan	1%	Assumption — editable
Sale price per finished sq ft	not set	Insufficient comps — No value: Insufficient after-repair comps: only 3 nearby sale(s) of homes in Good or better condition. No after-repair value is estimated.
Sales commissions (excluded: cost-to-build basis)	0%	Assumption — editable — Sales commissions are excluded; add them if you sell through a broker.
Seller's share of the realty transfer tax	2.5% (half of 5%)	Realty transfer tax: City of Pittsburgh 5% total (1% state + 3% City + 1% school); City in Baldwin-Whitehall SD 4.5%; elsewhere the parcel's municipal rate (2% when not loaded) — Pennsylvania custom splits the transfer tax evenly; the rate comes from our transfer tax data.
Months to sell after completion	3	Assumption — editable
Bedrooms per home (rent)	3	Assumption, edit me — Default mix by option: single-family, duplex and townhouse 3 bedrooms; 3–4 unit building 2; ADU 1
Monthly rent per home	$1,750	HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent FY2026, ZIP 15212 (benchmark, not listings) — 3-bedroom home: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent FY2026, ZIP 15212 (benchmark, not listings)

184 N Commons

Pro forma

Decision box: what can you pay for the land, and what must it sell for?

Development budget

How we got these numbers

Change the plan

The layout in QuickFit 3D

Cost assumptions

Process checklist

Due diligence

Score details

Ease Score factors · Rehab of the existing building

Best options and street precedent

Highest and best use (screening)

Project questions

Design & engineering

Zoning

Permits

Construction

Closeout

Can you build here?

Does it pencil?

What's in the way?

What next?

Time to a permit

Planning badge No priority tier · 45 pts

What would unlock it

Sales comps

Rent evidence

Street precedent

General buildability

Project questions

Design & engineering

Zoning

Permits

Construction

Closeout

Can you build here?

Does it pencil?

What's in the way?

What next?

Time to a permit

Planning badge No priority tier · 45 pts

What would unlock it

Sales comps

Rent evidence

Street precedent