The Children's Home of Pittsburgh has floated plans to put up two new buildings facing each other across Penn Avenue in Garfield, a four-story structure on one side and a three-story structure on the other. The proposal outlines what could rise on the stretch of Penn Avenue.
A Business Journals report covered plans for a site along Penn Avenue in Garfield, where the nonprofit is exploring what might occupy the area.
From Cleared Lots to a Conceptual Plan
Back in March, bizjournals.com reported that the Children's Home of Pittsburgh had bought and cleared a funeral-home property in the area, but at that point the nonprofit had not announced full plans for what would eventually occupy the site. That earlier report noted plainly that “full plans for what's next to properties” were “still to be announced.” The nonprofit is exploring plans for what might occupy the site.
A Long-Running Pittsburgh Institution
The organization traces its roots to 1893, when it was established as the Pennsylvania Children’s Home Society to find permanent homes for children. Adoption remains part of its work, but its services have expanded to include a pediatric specialty hospital, medically focused child care, therapy and other family supports. The hospital opened in 1984, and the organization says its current programs are designed to support children and families across medical and developmental needs, as well as adoption. The Children’s Home’s history and mission reflect that broader role.
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh is a long-standing nonprofit in the region, providing adoption services and including a pediatric hospital among its broader range of services. The nonprofit is exploring plans along Penn Avenue.
The organization moved to Penn Avenue in Friendship in March 2007, before the Garfield proposal. The move
What Comes Next
The city began the second phase of its Penn Avenue reconstruction in March 2026, with work including street, sidewalk, curb, signal and accessibility improvements.
The Children's Home is exploring plans for buildings on each side of Penn Avenue in Garfield.
