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If there’s anything we discovered as we analyzed 2023’s top HOME stories, it’s that yinz like to see inside other people’s homes, n’at. 

Seriously though, Hot Property, our weekly column taking an in-depth look at homes for sale in the area, was routinely among our most popular features last year. Here’s a closer look at five HOME + Design stories that struck a chord in 2023.

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5. This White Brick House in Penn Hills Was a ‘Monet’ When the Owner Bought It

The century-old, five-bedroom home was lovely from afar, but a mess close up — until Carole Gigliotti worked her magic.The home, which sits on half an acre along Frankstown Road, also stirred up a lot of feelings on the Pittsburgh Magazine Facebook page.   

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4. 2023 Best of Design Winners

Check out the winners of our 2023 Best of Design contest — and don’t forget to submit your projects for the 2024 Best of Design contest, which is still accepting submissions. Categories include Best New Home, Best Renovated Home, Best New Kitchen, Best Renovated Kitchen, Best New Bathroom, Best Renovated Bathroom, Best Room and Best Outdoor Living Space.

3. Two Years Later, Pittsburgh’s Baywood Mansion is Still for Sale

Still for sale now, the lavish, historical Highland Park property, also known as “King’s Estate,” first went on the market in the early days of 2020. Now priced at $2.9 million, the updated, seven-bedroom, 4½-bathroom mansion was built in 1880.

2. This Historical Home in Dormont Has Only Changed Hands Once in Over 100 Years

Built by Frederick Hugh Groves in 1913, the Colonial-style stucco house along Glenmore Avenue was kept in immaculate condition by its most recent owner, Charles Fenner, who lived there from 1971 until his death in 2022.   

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1. Homecoming: A Famous Pittsburgher’s Daughter Returns To Her Childhood Neighborhood

In a very Pittsburgh story, Joyce Fu, daughter of legendary orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Freddie Fu, returned to her roots in a renovated Point Breeze home across the street from where she grew up.