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Pittsburgh council approves conveyance of 2608 Penn Avenue to URA after debate over gentrification
Summary
Pittsburgh City Council voted 6–2 on June 10 to authorize the mayor and finance director to convey city interest in a former police precinct at 2608 Penn Avenue to the Urban Redevelopment Authority for $1, contingent on a cooperation agreement.
Pittsburgh City Council voted 6–2 on June 10 to authorize the mayor and finance director to convey the city's interest in Block 25 P, Lots 11 and 12 (2608 Penn Avenue) to the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for consideration of $1, contingent on a cooperation agreement spelling out rights and obligations between the URA and the city.
Council members said the building, long owned by the city and described in the meeting as a former police precinct in the Strip District, has not been repurposed despite rising land values. Councilwoman Deborah Gross urged colleagues to protect publicly owned commercial space, calling the Strip District “rapidly changing” and saying the city “should not be selling off its assets.”
The issue mattered because the Strip…
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