Middle Hill Homes for Rent

The Middle Hill neighborhood slopes at the center of the Hill District, a historically Black section of Pittsburgh just east of the downtown Golden Triangle. The Hill was once called “Little Haiti” and “Little Harlem,” nods to its welcoming of early Haitian immigrants and African Americans taking part in the Great Migration that eventually spawned the neighborhood’s nationally renowned jazz club district. City leaders' push for urban renewal in the latter half of the 20th century led to the demolition of much of the Lower Hill and displacement of thousands of residents, with those remaining eventually being cut off from downtown with the construction of a new highway. It's a history that shows in the urban prairie that grows on blocks of the Middle Hill that were once dense with homes and neighborhood businesses. In the 21st century, a master plan backed by city leaders and the Hill Community Development Corporation helps preserve the Hill’s history and bring in residential, commercial and entertainment developments – a community-led renaissance that the Middle Hill’s residents will be in the thick of. “Revitalization is happening in the Hill – it's a lot of small changes, but you