Pittsburgh Land Bank approves multiple property transfers, advances residential-rehab pilot; Fulton Street transfers stall

The Pittsburgh Land Bank board on Sept. 12, 2025, approved a series of property acquisitions and contracts and advanced a pilot residential-rehab program, using ARPA funds and other local mechanisms to clear titles and ready properties for sale to owner-occupants and community partners. Two resolutions to convey multiple Fulton Street parcels to the nonprofit Out of the End did not receive a second and therefore did not pass; a separate conveyance was tabled for one month.

The actions matter because the land bank’s decisions move vacant, tax-delinquent and city- or URA-owned parcels back into active use, seek to stabilize housing in neighborhoods including Homewood, Spring Hill, Larimer and the Hill District, and support nonprofit-led community projects. Board members and staff emphasized the use of ARPA funds for assessments and stabilization work and described the pilot program as a way to prioritize rehabilitable homes for owner-occupants.

Votes at a glance - Resolution 61 — Contract with Engineering Elegance LLC for building evaluations and full work plans for residential rehab properties, not to exceed $10,000 (ARPA funds). Outcome: approved. - Resolution 62 — Contract with CityStudio LLC for building evaluations, stabilization work plans and cost estimates for up to 24 structures in the Southern Hilltop, not to exceed $10,000 (ARPA funds). Outcome: approved. - Resolution 63 — Acquire several Fulton Street parcels from the URA and convey to Out of the End Inc.; contingent URA approval and costs described (ARPA funds). Outcome: failed (no second). - Resolution 64 — Acquire Fulton Street parcels from the city and convey to Out of the End Inc.; prepare properties for…