East Bay steel plant property is bought for more than $200 million

PITTSBURG — A United States Steel Corp. unit has bought the Pittsburg property where a steel mill had operated for decades until it ceased operations about two years ago.

The former USS-Posco plant site in Pittsburg has been bought for $275 million by U.S. Steel Property Holdings, according to documents filed on Dec. 29 with the Contra Costa County Recorder’s Office.

UPI steel mill site at 900 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg, seen in January 2024 in a drone view. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News...