Mossfield Property
City-owned property called the Mossfield Property between Mossfield Street and N. Mathilda Street.
The Mossfield Property 50-E-167 is a large commercial vacant City-owned property along Mathilda Street covering nearly 4.5 acres. Roughly two-thirds of it is relatively flat with access from Mathilda Street, surrounded by relatively steep slope along the west and southwest facing sides. It has been in City possession since 1950. Neighbors use this space for bird watching and have counted dozens of different species in recent seasons. They have also put actual design plans to paper on how this property could benefit the community without losing its natural integrity. It is located at the far end of the neighborhood and is separated by the other contiguous land that surrounds Fort Pitt Park. The property has a “hold” tag for development and the URA will be placing a “hold for URA” tag on it in order to conduct development studies. There are current opportunities to use this property in the short-term such as the City Planning Adopt a Lot program that would allow residents or organizations to use the space for up to a three year lease, with the requirement to vacate within six months should ownership change hands or if development were to take place. Should the community desire to preserve this property, it seems apparent that there will be roadblocks ahead. City Planning did indicate that it would not consider this property as part of the Fort Pitt Park expansion.
City-owned property called the Mossfield Property between Mossfield Street and N. Mathilda Street.
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