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House and Apartment Rentals

Pittsburgh Region - Guides

  • RentJungle.com
    Search for rentals in a particular location and RentJungle will map the availabilities in that area. Read more in this PoPCity article: Where to live? Pittsburgh's Rent Jungle aims to be the Kayak of rental searches (11/3/2010).
  • Allegheny County Municipalities
    Don't know where a town is? Check here for a map and information on each of the 130 municipalities that make up Allegheny County.
  • Apartment Finder
    This is the online version of the monthly free print publication distributed in multiple cities. You can search by all cities around Pittsburgh or by a specific municipality.
  • Apartment Home Living: Pittsburgh
    Browse the apartment listings by neighborhood and community.
  • City of Pittsburgh: Neighborhoods
    The City provides a map of and information about each neighborhood with links to related organizations.
  • ForRent.com
    ForRent.com is a national rental search company that publishes a free print guide to apartments in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. You can also search their website by city.
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Homes for Rent
    From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Real Estate Connection.
  • PopCity
    PopCity covers the city neighborhoods of Downtown, East Liberty, Friendship & Penn Avenue Arts District, Lawrenceville, North Side, Oakland, Shadyside, South Side, Squirrel Hill, and The Strip District. Click on any one of these neighborhoods and they will display links for "Places to Move". These might be houses, Loft/ Apartment to Lease, Loft/ Condo To Buy, Artists Lofts for Rent, or Commercial Space and offer links to developers.
  • University of Pittsburgh Off-Campus Living
    Provides students with an informative Renters’ Guide, apartment listings and neighborhood descriptions, and a roommate and subletting service, as well as other useful tips and contact information to assist you in your role as tenant.
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Downtown Pittsburgh

  • The Encore on 7th
    Located in the heart of the renowned Cultural District, The Encore on 7th is just steps away from Broadway-style theater, the Pittsburgh Symphony, fine dining and shopping with views directly up and down the Allegheny River and the North Shore with PNC Park and Heinz Field.
  • The Cork Factory
    Loft apartments on the river. The rehabilitated 1901 Armstrong Cork Factory in the Strip District has been converted to apartments and is finally ready for occupancy!
  • The Pennsylvanian
    Live in the renovated Pennsylvanian Union Station at the corner of Liberty and Grant.
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Pittsburgh Region - Management Companies

  • Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
    The Pittsburgh Apartment Association is an organization comprised of professionals who manage multi-family housing properties. Their links will take you to some of the member management companies.
  • Colebrook Management, Inc.
    Manages over 500 apartment units in the Greater Pittsburgh, PA area, including Shadyside, Monroeville, Bridgeville, and South Side.
  • Forbes Management
    Forbes Management manages apartments in Pittsburgh's finest neighborhoods: Shadyside, Friendship, Oakland, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Morningside, and Point Breeze.
  • The Kenmawr Apartment Complex
    The Kenmawr Apartments offer the kind of luxury usually only found in condominiums-but at a reasonable rental price. The classic style of the Kenmawr has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation. Our spacious apartments, first-class exercise facility and outstanding amenities create a one-of-a-kind living experience. Located in Shadyside.
  • Mozart Management
    A local property management company with buildings in the East End, many right in the university and hospital area. Offers quality living space with 24 hour service.
  • Walnut Capital: Apartment Search
    Want to live in a 1903 Noodle Factory? Try Bloomfield. Also rentals in Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, and Edgewood.
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Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania Affordable Apartment Locator
    The Apartment Locator was developed by Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency as a tool to link consumers to affordable housing options throughout the Commonwealth. It is intended to be an aid for consumers who are searching for affordable apartments and for property managers and developers who wish to market their affordable vacant units.

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United States

  • ForRent.com
    ForRent.com is a national rental search company that publishes a free print guide to apartments in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. You can also search their website.
  • Move.com
    Homes for sale and apartments for rent.
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Selected Books

For additional titles, browse the library catalog under the subjects: Rental housing -- United States and Landlord and tenant (for the landlord).

The Savvy Renter's Kit
Sacks, Ed
The Savvy Renter's Kit
HD7288.85.U6 S23 1998
Contains plenty of practical information on moving, leases, rental insurance, security deposits, rent increases, lease disputes, and repairs. Also available online with your library card as a downloadable electronic book.