Heartland Homes
Heartland Homes is a company engaged in home construction based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It specializes in building custom estate homes, traditional single family homes, villa homes and townhouses within planned communities for middle to upper-class households. The company is a division of NVR, Inc.
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Home construction |
Founded | 1984 | in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Founder | Alan Gillespie |
Headquarters | Cecil Township, Pennsylvania |
Area served | Pennsylvania and West Virginia |
Parent | NVR, Inc. |
Website | www |
History
The company was founded in 1984 by Alan Gillespie, related to Ed Ryan, the founder of Ryan Homes. Heartland began focusing exclusively on the South Hills region of Pittsburgh. In the following years, Heartland exclusively built for townhome communities and volume communities before opening its first master planned community, Meadowbrook, in 1992.
In 2000, the company started building Northridge in Ohio Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and in 2001, the company started building Valleybrook Farms in Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.[1]
In May 2003, the company started a development in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.[2]
In 2006, the company announced a 217 single-family home development in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[3]
Heartland was far less affected by the United States housing bubble collapse than companies in other areas of the country since Pittsburgh experienced steady housing prices during the financial crisis of 2007-2008.[4][5]
In 2009, Heartland Homes expanded into its second state, opening a property in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
In 2009, sales fell 8%, which was a much better performance than competitors.[6]
In March 2011, the company announced a new 19-home community in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.[7]
In August 2011, the company was featured on the HGTV show Showhouse Showdown.[8]
In October 2012, the company announced plans to build 300 homes in the North Hills suburb of Pittsburgh.[9]
In November 2012, the company pitched a plan to build 30 homes in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.[10]
In December 2012, Heartland Homes was acquired by NVR, Inc.[11]
List of Heartland Homes communities
Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Meadow Ridge, Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Orchard Park, Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Morning Grove, Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Walden Pond, Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Parkview Estates, Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Stonecrest, Pine Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Providence Pointe, Marshall Township, Pennsylvania
- Cambridge Manor, Marshall Township
- Marshall Heights, Marshall Township
- Blackburn Heights, Ohio Township, Pennsylvania
- Legacy Village, Ohio Township
- Franklin Run, Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
- Heritage Estates, Ohio Township
- Castleview, Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania
- Berringer Court, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
- Sonoma Ridge, Moon Township
- Trotwood Acres, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Forestbrooke, North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania
- Fayette Farms, North Fayette Township
- Neville Manor, Collier Township, Pennsylvania
- Longview Estates, South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania
- Brookfield Manor, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania and South Park Township, Pennsylvania
- Willowbrook, South Fayette Township
- Beechwood, Bethel Park
- Hartman Frams, Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Heartwood Farms, Cecil Township, Pennsylvania
- Hiddenbrook, Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Chadwick Estates, Peters Township
- Concord Green, North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania
- Foxchase, North Strabane Township
- Oakbrooke Estates, Cecil Township, Pennsylvania
- The Woodlands, Peters Township
- Weavertown Village, North Strabane Township
- Walnut Ridge, Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania
- Cameron Estates, South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania
Monongalia County, West Virginia
- The Summit at Cheat Lake, Morgantown, West Virginia
References
- Elliott, Suzanne (March 29, 2004). "Builder lays foundation for growth in and out of region". American City Business Journals.
- Guydon Taylor, Lynda (May 4, 2003). "Heartland Homes development provides roomy quarters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- SPATTER, SAM (April 13, 2006). "Housing development construction under way". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- Streitfeld, David (January 8, 2009). "For Pittsburgh, There's Life After Steel". The New York Times.
- McKay, Gretchen (April 25, 2009). "Home Builder Notes Benefits of Buying New". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- "Success is No Secret to This Home Builder Despite Economy" (Press release). PR Web. April 26, 2010.
- "Exclusive New Community Coming To Sewickley" (Press release). PR Web. March 29, 2011.
- "Heartland Homes To Be Featured on HGTV's New Series - "Showhouse Showdown!"" (Press release). PR Web. August 15, 2011.
- Schooley, Tim (October 26, 2012). "Highland Country Club to become housing". American City Business Journals.
- Schooley, Tim (November 6, 2012). "Heartland Homes to pitch Lawrenceville plan". American City Business Journals.
- "NVR, Inc. Purchases Pittsburgh, PA Builder, Heartland Homes" (Press release). PR Newswire. January 2, 2013.