The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending October 4, 2026, totaled $12.41 million. Four of the homes are in Pittsburgh and one is in Sewickley, and all five are in Allegheny County.
Agents from HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES were the listing agents on three of the five homes, and three of the homes have six bedrooms apiece.
No. 1 — $3,450,000 · 140 Glen Laurel Ln, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The top sale of the week was 140 Glen Laurel Lane in Pittsburgh, which sold for $3,450,000. The Colonial home, built in 1955 and completely renovated, sits on 3 acres in Fox Chapel and is finished in brick and fiber-cement siding. It has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms (seven full and two half), four fireplaces and 6,403 square feet on two floors.
The primary suite is on the first floor, with a spa-style bath, generous closets and a laundry area of its own. Another bedroom on that floor has its own bath. The kitchen is built around an oversized island and has walk-in pantries, and the main level also has formal living and dining rooms, a family room with built-ins and a mudroom. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, a bonus room that could serve as an office or media room, a craft room and a second laundry room.
The walkout lower level has the sixth bedroom, a fitness room and a third laundry room with a pet-washing station. Its game room opens directly to a covered patio and the pool. A renovated guest house on the property has two bedrooms, one and a half baths, a living area and a full kitchen. The property last sold for $1.67 million in 2017.
Jane Herrmann of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES THE PREFERRED REAL was the listing agent for the week’s top sale, and the home went under contract 10 days after it was listed. Aaron Bubenheim of DUCK HOLLOW REALTY LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,389,000 · 898 Persimmon Rd, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Benno Janssen designed the French Provincial estate at 898 Persimmon Road in Sewickley Heights, which sold for $3,389,000. Built in 1930, it is the oldest home in this week’s group. It also has the most living space of the five, at 8,962 square feet, and the biggest lot, at 5.62 acres. The home has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms (seven full and three half) and seven fireplaces. A cobblestone drive lined with sculpted trees leads up to a symmetrical red-brick facade with a columned entry and dormered wings.
Inside, the floors are French limestone set with marble inlays, the ceilings rise two stories and a sweeping staircase is the focus of the main level. Both the dining room and the living room, which has herringbone parquet floors, have French doors that open to the gardens. From the great room, an arched loggia with walls of French doors continues out to the pool terrace, and there is a hidden built-in bar. A paneled office has custom millwork from floor to ceiling, and the kitchen pairs white cabinetry with marble counters and a Wolf gas cooktop.
The primary suite is upstairs, with its own sitting room, a dressing room and a marble bath with a soaking tub. The lower level has a large gym, a stone wine cellar with a tasting area and room for a media room.
Outdoors, gardens and eight separate spaces for entertaining surround the home. The pool terrace is framed in arched brickwork, and there are bluestone patios and manicured gardens. A curved stone terrace ends at a built-in circular firepit. Set behind its own gates and above the garage, a finished carriage house is a complete second residence with a kitchen, a living room, an office and two bedrooms. The estate is around the corner from Allegheny Country Club and within minutes of the airport, downtown Pittsburgh and the Village of Sewickley.
Liza Christ of PIATT SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY was the listing agent for the week’s second-highest sale, and Karen Marshall of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,023,250 · 218 Grandview Dr N, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The contemporary ranch at 218 Grandview Drive North in Pittsburgh, the only one-story home in this week’s group, sold for $2,023,250. Built in 2002 on 0.94 level acres in Fox Chapel, it has six bedrooms, six bathrooms (five full and one half) and 5,769 square feet, and its living spaces are on one floor from the garage entry onward. Space has been set aside for an elevator should an owner want one.
A chef’s kitchen is the center of the home, with a fully equipped prep kitchen alongside it for entertaining. Several rooms open onto a large deck, built with all new materials and big enough for a table for 12 and a lounge area, that overlooks landscaped grounds and wide views. A covered porch is on the other side of the home. Four of the bedrooms are suites with their own baths.
For recreation, the home has a theater and recreation area, a finished fitness space and a private basketball and sports court. A large unfinished room on the lower level, now used as a teen rec room, is ready to be finished. The property last sold for $435,000 in 2004.
Eileen Lusk of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES was the listing agent, and Stephanie Veenis of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,795,000 · 23 The Trillium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mature hardwood trees surround the home at 23 The Trillium, in a gated community in the Trillium Plan within easy reach of the city. It sold for $1,795,000. Built in 1991 on 0.49 acres, the two-story home has four bedrooms, six bathrooms (four full and two half), a fireplace and 6,904 square feet.
The owner’s suite is on the first floor, with a private sitting room, two baths and two closets the size of rooms. The kitchen has space for a table and a wet bar, and a fully paneled den has a gas fireplace. The main floor also has living and dining areas and a three-season room. Upstairs, a loft sits with two bedrooms that each have their own bath, along with a large walk-in cedar closet. The unfinished lower level could become a home theater, a music room or storage. The property last sold for $703,575 in 2011.
The home went under contract five days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Annette Ganassi of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES was the listing agent. Stephanie Veenis of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES, who also represented the buyer of 218 Grandview Drive North, represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,750,000 · 1502 Powers Run Rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The newest home in the group is 1502 Powers Run Road in Pittsburgh, a new-construction home built in 2022 that sold for $1,750,000. The property last sold for $302,000 in 2018, before the current house was built. The home sits on 0.95 acres in the Fox Chapel School District and has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half), two fireplaces and 5,017 square feet.
Red oak hardwood floors run through the home, and a custom staircase connects the two floors. The kitchen has shaker-style cabinetry, quartzite counters and a JennAir range with a griddle, plus a beverage center and a large island with a second sink and seating. In the owner’s suite, the bath has heated floors, two rain showers and a freestanding soaking tub, and the closet is fitted with a custom system. The finished lower level walks out to the grounds.
Scott Umstead of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES was the listing agent. Eileen Lusk of HOWARD HANNA REAL ESTATE SERVICES, the listing agent for 218 Grandview Drive North, represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 4, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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