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Committee backs transfer of 2608 Penn Ave. (former OMI building) to URA; council members request legal review
Summary
The standing committee recommended conveying the city’s interest in 2608 Penn Avenue to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for $1 contingent on a cooperation agreement. Members pressed for a law-department opinion on whether the property requires a different process (such as orphan's court) because of prior dedications or deed restrictions.
The Standing Committees meeting on June 4 recommended that the city convey any interest it holds in Block 25p, Lots 11 and 12 (2608 Penn Avenue, the former OMI building in the Strip District, Council District 1) to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for consideration of $1, contingent upon a cooperation agreement that sets out rights and responsibilities for the disposition to a third party. The resolution as drafted authorizes a quitclaim deed and a cooperation agreement between the city and the URA.
Committee members and staff spent more than an hour discussing the property’s history, the appropriate legal process for disposing of a city-owned building, and the URA’s intended role.…
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