The City of Pittsburgh’s Finance Department has constructed and launched a webpage that shows City owned property available for sale. The website is here. Details on the properties are embedded in the page on each property listing.
Back in 2003 we recommended the City move aggressively to auction off property it owned that was not directly related to its core government functions. That was prior to the days of Act 47, the oversight board, etc.
Based on the five properties on the landing page, they are recent acquisitions of the City, with three from 2015, one from 2014, and one from 2008. When viewing the properties by map option, with green dots representing vacant land, much of what the city is offering up for sale is that classification.
