Pittsburgh police scrap plans for leasing warehouse space in $1M deal
Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Police has scrapped plans to lease new warehouse space in a deal that would have cost the city just more than $1 million through 2031.
Legislation introduced to City Council last week outlined plans to enter into a lease agreement with WAG 2 LLC for warehouse space at 510 McDonald St. in Larimer.
The warehouse was planned to be used by the Bureau of Police’s Narcotics and Vice Division, Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt wrote in a letter asking City Council to consider the lease.
City Council tabled the measure Wednesday, at the request of public safety officials, essentially nixing the plans for the lease.
“Public Safety and the bureau are weighing their options for warehouse space needed for some specialty units,” Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said in a written statement.
She could not immediately provide further details about why the department was not moving ahead with plans to lease the site.
Julia Felton is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jfelton@triblive.com.
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