Pinehills neighborhood

The Pinehills neighborhood along 28th Avenue was funded by Hattiesburg Homestead Corporation, which was created under the Federal Public Housing Commision in 1935 during the Great Depression. Twenty-five houses were created in a circle. On each plot, two apple and two pear trees were planted (some are still around). HoFC mentions that one family rented a 4.5 acre homestead for $15.43 per month. The neighborhood was annexed by Hattiesburg in 1966.

"Tradition" subdivision
In late 2006 a developer proposed a twenty-five home residential development called Tradition just north of Pinehills. Each two-story townhouse would be about 2000 to 2500 square feet and sit on 4000 square foot lots. In addition, the developer plans to build three larger Victorian style houses on 10000 square foot lots.

The current agricultural zoning requirements specify that lot sizes must be at least an acre, or almost 45000 square feet. Efforts of the developer to get the City Council to rezone Pinehills to allow smaller sized lots have been controversial, with some residents of Pinehills worried the new subdivision would detract from the traditional look of the neighborhood. In addition, some residents say they're worried about privacy, since some of the two-story townhouses can look down into neighboring backyards.