Pittsburgh housing startup Module showed off its latest development in East Liberty: A 2,400-square-foot, multi-story residence on North Sheridan Avenue made up of three factory-made modules that the company installed in less than two hours on Dec. 14.
When it's ready for the homeowners to take the keys and officially move in on April 1, Module CEO and Co-Founder Brian Gaudio said the roughly 16-foot wide by 40-foot long home will likely be its ninth completed residence following the finalization of a few other homes it currently has under contract. Drew Brisley, the company's chief product officer, and Hallie Dumont, the company's chief design officer, co-founded Module with Gaudio in 2016.
For this particular home, which has three bedrooms as well as two full- and two half-bathrooms, Module built its three separate modules for it in a climate-controlled factory in Clarion over a period of a few weeks. Each module serves as a separate floor for the residence and came to the lot via flatbed trucks with kitchen cabinets, doors, windows, flooring, plumbing and other fixtures already installed, further reducing the time it'll take for the homeowners to move into their new residence.
It was also at the factory that the home's multiple units received state-level inspections and certifications. The home's basement foundation took 45 days to finalize when factoring in excavation time, utility hookups and other construction-related needs.
Pittsburgh-based Blockhouse Residential is also working with Module on the home, serving as its on-site contractor.
Module declined to disclose the final cost of this particular home, though its website shows a range of pricing for similar homes of the same size and story count as being between $252,000 and $270,000, a figure that does not include costs relating to foundation work, local city permits, appliances and others.
Module is based in the Garfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh and has received funding from local seed investor Innovation Works, the Idea Foundry and others.
