The massive commercial development that includes The Mall at Robinson and Robinson Town Centre is about to get a residential neighbor.
Robinson Township commissioners earlier this week approved the final site plan and subdivision application for the Beaver Grade Road housing development.
Maronda Homes’ 130-acre project, located east of The Mall at Robinson and south of Costco, will feature 122 single-family home lots and 24 multifamily parcels containing 111 townhouse lots.
The development also will feature open space area to be deeded to a homeowners association and six new public roads to be dedicated to the township.
The project area is currently undeveloped wooded land. Access to the single-family home lots would be off Beaver Grade Road and access to the townhouses would be from Urbano Way Extension.
The site plan application states that 14,155 trees are to be removed as a result of development and that 8,648 existing trees would remain – “therefore 5,507 trees are required to be planted” per the township zoning ordinance.
The plan also states that the township ordinance requires at least one tree to be planted for each 500-square-foot lot area occupied by the footprint in conjunction with any development.
That would mean 695 trees would be required to be planted, based on the total lot area of 347,500 square feet. But Maronda requested a waiver to instead plant 361 trees due to available space constraints – two per single family lot plus street trees when possible.
The Board of Commissioners granted that waiver and also accepted a $130,000 payment from Maronda Homes for waiving the tree planting requirement.
The site plan application also stated that a geotechnical report notes that there are landslide-prone soils where structures are proposed and that according to the township zoning ordinance, no structure may be built on an area that is known to be landslide-prone as identified by the Allegheny County landslide hazard data or soils map unless – prior to the issuance of the zoning approval – a contract or other former of agreement approved by the township solicitor has been executed. That agreement would need to indemnify the township from any actions taken “because of soil movements during or after construction.”
Township Solicitor Jack Cambest could not be reached Thursday to respond as to whether such an agreement has been executed or if it would be addressed later in the development process.
With the township approvals in hand, Maronda now needs only to obtain the necessary permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Robert Mihok, president and chief operating officer of Maronda Homes, said the goal is to have homes available for the marketplace by the summer or fall of 2027.
Mihok noted that Maronda has had a presence in the area for more than 50 years and said the location of the property, which is adjacent to Beaver Grade Road and Montour Run Road – and the popular Montour Trail – made it an attractive site.
Also figuring into Maronda’s interest is the project site’s proximity to the nearby retail development and Pittsburgh International Airport.
“They were all factors that went into our decision-making process,” Mihok said in an email.
A Gateway Engineers project summary from May 2025 indicated that single-family home prices are expected to start at the mid-$400,000s and that townhome units are expected to start at the high $300,000s. Mihok verified those figures via email Thursday.
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