9 Years, 5 Sales: Is Pgh’s Land Bank a Bust?

Almost a decade after it was created, Pittsburgh’s land bank made its first few sales this summer. Why did the land bank take so long to get off the ground, and does this portend a more productive future? Jon Moss, co-editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress, shares the renewed hopes and continued challenges for the city’s grandest residential housing experiment. Find Jon’s reporting on the land bank here. He and others remain on strike from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Act 47 is Pennsylvania’s state oversight program to help financially distressed municipalities, but thankfully, Pittsburgh got out of Act 47 in 2018. Want some more Pittsburgh news?  Make sure to sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We’re also on Instagram @CityCastPgh! Not a fan of social? Then leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.