Guess Who Bought Pine-Richland's Most Expensive Home in 2012?

Several homes in the Pine-Richland School District ranked on the Pittsburgh Business Times' list of the 50 most expensive home sales in the region.

Based on 2012 real estate transactions, a Pine Township home on MacLeod Drive ranked No. 8 in the region at $2.030 million.

Sandeep B. and Shaifali G. Sharma made the purchase, which came just ahead of a $2 million purchase on Registry Lane in Marshall Township That transaction by Thomas J. and Kelly A. Dowd ranked at No. 9.

Pittsburgh Magazine dubbed the Sharma home its 2013 Home of the Year for new construction. 

"This four-story, 8,000-square-foot home has Tuscan details throughout—arched doorways, marble inlays, an octagonal rotunda that runs through all four levels and two outdoor living areas—one an open-air balcony and the other a covered loggia with tile floor stone fireplace and view of the lake. A little taste of Italy in the ‘burbs—only in the 'Burgh," the article says.

Real estate purchases in Franklin Park, Marshall, Adams and Sewickley also made the top 50, according to the Business Times.

Here’s a look at the region's top 10 home deals in 2012:

10. $1,922,950—Robert G. II and Shelley B. McIroy, Four Indian Hill Road, Fox Chapel 

9. $2,000,000—Thomas J. and Kelly A. Dowd, 116 Registry Lane, Marshall

8. $2,030,000—Sandeep B. and Shaifali G. Sharma, 533 MacLeod Drive, Pine 

7. $2,056,000—Elizabeth Hurt, 5139 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh 7th Ward

6. $2,070,000—Robert and Cynthia Citrone, 550 Market St., Unit 17, Pittsburgh 2nd Ward 

5. $2,104,943—Eric and Wendy Rychel, 703 Copper Creek Lane, Marshall

4. $2,400,000—Jeevan S. Mulgund and Revathi Advaithi, 518 Irwin Drive, Edgeworth

3. $2,700,000—Mickey Segal/Lafayette Trust, 550 Market St., Unit 22, Pittsburgh 2nd Ward

2. $2,721,500—William Jr. and Mary Pride Winkenwerder, 899 Persimmon Road, Sewickley Heights

1. $2,850,000—Jeffrey J. and Heather Bresch, 202-204 Scaife Road, Sewickley Heights

Other Local Rankings

31. Adam Scott and Jodi Lynne Kanter, 201 Macfadden Drive, Pine $1,237,500

36. Matthew T. and Jodi Burns, 215 McFadden Drive, Pine, $1,164,300

42. Rajiv and Seema Malik, 605 Grandview Drive, Pine $1,100,000

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