Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown's owners are public twice over: the Monongalia County Assessor's free Parcel Search gives the owner, deed book and page and sale price of every parcel, and the state GIS centre publishes the assessors' owner names statewide as an open map layer; West Virginia University is by far the largest landholder in the city.
11 buildings · 11 with an owner established · 7 sources · 6 tier A · 5 tier B · prepared 2026-11-03
Can you find out who owns it?
West Virginia records title by deed with the county clerk; there is no state title register. The Monongalia County Assessor's Parcel Search is free and needs no account: for each parcel it shows the owner, percent owned, deed book and page, sale price and date, and the assessor's transfer notes, which often name grantor, grantee and consideration. The Sheriff's tax search shows each parcel's assessed land and building value and tax. The WV GIS Technical Center republishes every county's assessor owner names as a public map layer (tax year 2023). No licence is stated, so facts are quoted one parcel at a time and rows are not republished.
Is ownership public?An open dataset names the owner
Cost of one title searchOwner of record free (Monongalia County Assessor Parcel Search and Sheriff's tax record search, no account). County Clerk deed copy fees not read
Bulk ownership dataWV GIS Technical Center 'WV_Parcels' MapServer (services.wvgis.wvu.edu), layer 0: every West Virginia parcel with owner name, owner mailing address, physical address, legal description and acreage, sourced from the county assessors and the WV Property Tax Division, 'updated for Tax Year 2023'; public, no registration, 2,000 rows per request; no licence stated, so rows are not republished
Sale pricesEvery sale, with its address
Sites that forbid taking their data
- dominionpost.com — “End User is hereby authorized to use the contents solely for his/her noncommercial, personal use. Except as otherwise provided by copyright law, all other copying, redistribution, or publication must be with the expressed permission of owner of such material.”
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The marquee buildings
The towers that set the tone of the core, and who holds them. A price is the price a document states, on the date it states — not an estimate of what the building is worth now.
| Building | Use | Owner | Owner type | Last price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WVU Coliseum and Evansdale campus land 3450 Monongahela Blvd (Seventh Ward Map 9 Parcel 1) |
Institutional | West Virginia University Board of Governors Parcel Search: Seventh Ward Map 9 Parcel 1, 109.0865 acres, 'Evansdale, Southwest of U.S. 19, Krepps Farm WVU Coliseum', owner West Virginia University Board of Governors 100%. The assessor keeps here the full transfer note for deed book 1233 page 165 (6 Jun 2002), in which the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission conveyed 189 parcels and 59 not-mapped parcels to the Board of Governors on behalf of WVU, after title had passed through earlier governing boards. On the state layer WVU holds 407 parcels and 1,776 acres inside the city, about a third of its parcel area. |
Government | —A |
| Mountaineer Field (WVU football stadium) 141 Stadium Dr (Seventh Ward Map 5 Parcel 5) |
Institutional | West Virginia University Board of Governors Parcel Search: Seventh Ward Map 5 Parcel 5, 31.6739 acres, 'Part of Morgantown Country Club, Willowdale Road - Mountaineer Stadium', owner West Virginia University Board of Governors 100%, deed book 1233 page 165 (6 Jun 2002, $0), with the note 'part of Mountaineer Stadium is situate on this parcel' and a Notice of Federal Interest. The state layer gives the address 141 Stadium Dr and an adjoining 8.3-acre WVU parcel labelled '(STADIUM)'. |
Government | —A |
| WVU health sciences land and WVU Hospitals parcels Van Voorhis Rd and University Ave, Seventh Ward Map 6 |
Institutional | West Virginia University Board of Governors Parcel Search: Map 6 Parcel 74, 71.8503 acres, owner WVU Board of Governors (the state layer labels it '(HOSPITAL)'); parcel notes record a HealthSouth rehabilitation hospital, a lease to M & H Property Holdings LLC and several easements. WVU has been splitting land off to its hospital company: on 6 Dec 2024 the Board conveyed 3.90 acres (Parcel 74.4) and 0.41 acres to West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. for $0 'from the State ... or any of its instrumentalities', and in Dec 2015 it conveyed 13.17 acres at West Run (Fifth Ward Map 59 Parcel 1.4). The hospital company's own purchase is the price shown. |
Government | $24,750,000 2014-08-15 Paid by West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. for Map 6 Parcel 13 (4.93 acres, University Ave) from a family charitable unitrust; deed book 1503 page 281. A |
| City Hall and Public Safety Building 389 Spruce St |
Civic | Morgantown Building Commission Parcel Search: Third Ward Map 26A Parcel 112 (City Hall) and Map 29 Parcel 33 (Public Safety Building) are in the name of the Morgantown Building Commission at 100%, with the City of Morgantown shown at 0%. The transfer note on deed book 1767 page 52 (recorded 25 Mar 2022) explains: the City conveyed City Hall, the Public Safety Building, the Public Works Garage and the Norwood Fire Station to the Commission, which issued $7,000,000 of Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 A, and 'The City will LEASE the Facilities from the Issuer ... and the City will pay Lease Rentals.' The note says 'no ownership changes hands pursuant to this document'. |
Government | —A |
| Monongalia County Courthouse 243 High St |
Civic | Monongalia County Parcel Search: Third Ward Map 26A Parcel 56, 'Part of Lot 24 and Lot 25', 170 x 160 irregular at High and Walnut Streets, owner 'Monongalia County Court House' 100%, with a record date of 20 Jun 1863. The state layer lists it as 'MONON COUNTY COURT', 243 High St, with the 0.5-acre Walnut Street parking lot beside it. The County Building Commission holds 11 further parcels at 75 High St and Chestnut/Foundry Streets. |
Government | —A |
| Morgantown Municipal Airport Hartman Run Rd (Sixth Ward Map 32A Parcel 13) |
Civic | City of Morgantown Parcel Search: Sixth Ward Map 32A Parcel 13, 153.575 acres on Hartman Run Road, owner City of Morgantown 100%, deed book 273 page 266 (19 Oct 1935). Parcel notes record leases to Wharf Place, LLC (deed book 1323 page 240) and RSA Flight Training, LLC (deed book 1513 page 817). The state layer labels the parcel '153.575 AC SUR HARTMAN RUN (AIRPORT)'. Other City parcels nearby on Map 32A (79.6, 44.8, 35.2 and 22.7 acres, among others) make the airport district the City's largest holding. |
Government | —A |
| Waterfront Place Hotel and Event Parking Garage 2 Waterfront Pl / Don Knotts Blvd (First Ward Map 37A Parcels 3, 3.1, 4) |
Hotel | Minsyr-Oxbridge LLC Parcel Search transfer note: Mermaid LLC conveyed to Minsyr-Oxbridge, LLC (Englewood, Colorado) 'Lot 3Ar or Hotel Land', 'excepting and reserving All Units of Waterfront Place Hotel on or above the 12th floor', plus the Event Parking Garage. The hotel parcel is assessed 'excluding Floors 12 thru 17 of One Waterfront Place and Underground Parking Facility'; the residences above are a separate condominium. Sheriff's 2025 ticket (s3) for the hotel parcel: assessed $7,359,360 ($715,860 land, $6,643,500 building), half-year tax $97,025.80. The adjoining 1.49-acre 'Event Center' is held by the City of Morgantown Building Commission and leased to Minsyr-Oxbridge. |
Private company | $18,838,000 2014-03-13 Deed book 1493 page 349, from Mermaid LLC; covers the hotel land (Lot 3Ar, 2.057 acres) and the Event Parking Garage (Lot 3B2r). B |
| State On Campus Morgantown (formerly Beech View Place) 331 Beechurst Ave (Fourth Ward Map 19 Parcels 23-34) |
Residential | Core Morgantown LLC Parcel Search: Core Morgantown LLC (Chicago) bought 14 parcels on Beechurst Avenue from Beech View Place, LLC for $36,615,000 on 29 Apr 2016. REBusinessOnline (9 May 2016, s6) reported that Core Spaces had bought the 420-bed Beech View Place Apartments, to be rebranded State On Campus Morgantown. Sheriff's 2025 ticket (s3) for the main parcel: assessed $16,091,400 ($5,563,920 land, $10,527,480 building), half-year tax $212,149.02. That is the largest single tax bill we found in the city. |
Private company | $36,615,000 2016-04-29 Deed book 1550 page 717, from Beech View Place, LLC; 14 parcels, 1.67 acres. B |
| Sunnyside Commons student housing (formerly U Club Sunnyside) 2188 University Ave and Quay St (Fourth Ward Map 14A Parcels 1-11, Map 20 Parcels 201-208) |
Residential | CPG at Morgantown LLC Parcel Search transfer note: ACC OP (U Club Sunnyside) LLC conveyed to CPG At Morgantown LLC (Aventura, Florida) Tax Map 14A Parcels 1-11 and Map 20 Parcels 201-208 for $30,000,000. A 2026 deed (book 1908 page 742) calls CPG and the WVU Board of Governors 'the collective owners of the entirety' of Sunnyside Commons when it ends the subdivision covenants. On the Sheriff's 2025 ticket (s3) (still in the seller's name) Lot F, a 5-unit apartment building at 2188 University Ave, is assessed at $6,372,960. Who owns CPG was not established. |
Private company | $30,000,000 2025-09-17 Deed book 1890 page 695, special warranty deed from ACC OP (U Club Sunnyside) LLC. B |
| Mountaineer Mall 5000 Greenbag Rd (First Ward Map 48A Parcels 2-3) |
Retail | GP-Mountaineer LLC Parcel Search: First Ward Map 48A Parcel 2, 63.564 acres at Cobun Creek, owner GP-Mountaineer LLC (then of Maple Shade, NJ) 100%, sale price $11,000,000 on 20 Jul 1999. The state layer shows four GP-Mountaineer parcels of 95.3 acres, including one marked '(GIANT EAGLE)'. Sheriff's 2025 ticket for the main parcel: assessed $9,063,900 ($2,583,420 land, $6,480,480 building), half-year tax $69,914.49. Parcel notes record a memorandum of lease. Assessment from the Sheriff (s3). |
Private company | $11,000,000 1999-07-20 Deed book 1183 page 472, 'Various Parcels'. B |
| Walmart Supercenter 75 Retail Cir (First Ward Map 64 Parcel 1) |
Retail | Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust Parcel Search: First Ward Map 64 Parcel 1, 'Wal-Mart' Lot 1, 50.741 acres (2,210,229 sq ft) on the Evansville Pike, owner Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust 100%. It was formerly Clinton District Map 6 Parcel 1.3; the City annexed 55.743 acres by minor boundary adjustment (deed book 1336 page 574, 2007). Sheriff's 2025 ticket: assessed $6,306,720 ($2,651,760 land, $3,654,960 building), half-year tax $83,147.80. Assessment from the Sheriff (s3). |
Public company | —B |
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The core land
The most valuable ground in the city, and what the public record says about it.
The Parcel Search lets a reader list every recorded sale in the city by price. Searching the seven wards for sales of $8M or more returns 13 distinct buyers, led by student housing and WVU's hospital company. The Sheriff's 2025 tickets give assessed values. The State On Campus parcel on Beechurst Avenue carries the largest tax bill we found. Both are read parcel by parcel. No citywide assessment total was read.
Largest assessment found (2025)$16,091,400
Core Morgantown LLC, Fourth Ward Map 19 Parcel 23 (State On Campus, Beechurst Ave): land $5,563,920, building $10,527,480; half-year tax $212,149.02. Sheriff's tax search (s3), tax year 2025. Not a ranking of the full roll.
Highest recorded sale price in the city$36,615,000 (29 Apr 2016)
Beechurst Ave student housing, to Core Morgantown LLC (s1). Next: $30,000,000 Sunnyside Commons (2025), $24,750,000 WVU Hospitals on University Ave (2014), $18,838,000 Waterfront Place Hotel (2014), $18,645,000 Hope Gas from WVU Innovation Corporation (2026). From the Parcel Search sale-price search, read Nov 2026.
WVU share of city parcel area1,776 of 5,617 acres (32%)
WV GIS Technical Center parcel layer, tax year 2023, Morgantown wards 1-7 (s2).
Largest private retail parcel$9,063,900 assessed
Mountaineer Mall main parcel (GP-Mountaineer LLC, 63.6 ac), 2025 (s3). The Walmart Supercenter parcel (50.7 ac) is assessed at $6,306,720.
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Who owns the town
At this scale the significant owner is rarely a trust or a fund: it is one or two local holding companies, a family in its second or third generation, and often the land around the town rather than the buildings in it.
Public bodies own Morgantown's ground. On the state layer (tax year 2023) the city's seven wards hold 11,540 parcels with 5,617 calculated acres. West Virginia University's Board of Governors holds 407 of them and 1,776 acres, about 32%. That land includes the downtown and Evansdale campuses, the stadium, the health sciences land and research farms. The City and its Building Commission hold about 977 acres, most of it at the airport and in parks. The County's development authority, the school board, the state road agency and the federal government follow. Private holdings are small-parcel student rentals. Counts are parcels by owner name on the layer (s2), with name variants summed.
| Name | Type | Parcels / acres in city (TY2023) |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Board of Governors Name variants summed (Board of Governors, 'ET AL', misspellings, 'WVU Board of Governors', 'West Virginia University'). Largest: Fifth Ward husbandry farm (313 ac), poultry farm (187 ac), Seventh Ward Coliseum parcel (109 ac), hospital-labelled land (71.9 ac), 53.5-acre former Morgantown Country Club (law school). Most came to the Board in the 2002 Higher Education Policy Commission deed of 189 parcels (s1). The WVU Foundation holds 6 more parcels (4.1 ac), and WVU Research Corporation holds 2. |
Government | 407 parcels, 1,775.8 acresA |
| City of Morgantown (incl. Morgantown Building Commission) City parcels include the 153.6-acre airport tract and neighbouring Map 32A tracts, Dorsey's Knob (50.4 ac), Suncrest Park (35.2 ac) and the Harner Farm (37.5 ac). The Building Commission holds City Hall, the Public Safety Building, a 41-acre Mississippi St tract and the Waterfront Place Event Center, and leases them back to the City under lease-revenue bonds (s1). The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners has 1 parcel (3.9 ac). The Land Reuse and Preservation Agency has 17 small parcels. |
Government | 324 parcels, 906.0 acres (City) + 19 parcels, 71.0 acres (Building Commission)A |
| Monongalia County Development Authority The County's economic-development body. Its in-city holdings include a 28-acre tract on the airport access road (Map 32A Parcel 22). |
Government | 84 parcels, 114.7 acres in city (98 parcels, 432.6 acres county-wide)A |
| Monongalia County Board of Education Name variants summed. Largest are the Tank Field tracts on Route 64 and E Parkway Dr (23.3 and 22.7 ac). |
Government | 38 parcels, 123.9 acresA |
| State of West Virginia (incl. Department of Transportation / Division of Highways, State Road Commission) Mostly road right-of-way remnants. 'State of West Virginia' itself holds a 46.5-acre West Run tract at 99 Everlasting Ln. |
Government | 158 parcels, 90.0 acresA |
| United States of America Collins Ferry Rd (45.3 acres West Run; 3.6 and 1.0 acres at 3700-3704 Collins Ferry Rd) and 1.9 acres on Willowdale Rd. The Parcel Search notes on the adjoining WVU poultry farm record a lease 'to Morgantown DOE' (s1). Separately, private LLCs titled Morgantown GSA LLC and Morgantown GSA USDA LLC own office buildings: 99 Research Park Rd, assessed at $5,004,000 for 2025 (s3), and 1550 Earl L. Core Rd, bought for $10,850,000 in 2013 (s1). |
Government | 5 parcels, 52.4 acresA |
| Monongalia County (County Commission and County Building Commission) The courthouse block at 243 High St, the 75 High St complex held by the County Building Commission, health-centre land on Van Voorhis Rd and a 13.4-acre tract on Poultry Farm Rd. |
Government | 28 parcels, 19.7 acresA |
| Housing Authority of the City of Morgantown Fair Acres (15 acres, Liberty St, 'EXEMPT'), a 5.6-acre tract and 2.6 acres on Milton St. |
Government | 3 parcels, 23.3 acresA |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. The hospital company buys land from third parties and receives land from the WVU Board of Governors. It paid $24,750,000 for 4.93 acres on University Ave in 2014 (s1). |
Institution | 4 parcels, 7.2 acres (TY2023); 8 Seventh/Fifth Ward rows on the current Parcel SearchA |
| Morgantown Utility Board / Water Commission Includes 'BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (MUB)', 10.4 acres on University Ave. |
Government | 4 parcels, 11.5 acresA |
| Monongahela Power Company Substation and line parcels, the largest 3.4 acres on Woodridge St near Sabraton. Hope Gas, Inc. bought 3 tracts in the Flatts from West Virginia University Innovation Corporation for $18,645,000 on 1 May 2026 (deed book 1915 page 39, s1). |
Public company | 8 parcels, 4.4 acresA |
| B & O Railroad Deckers Creek Rd, Sabraton, still in the historic railroad name on the layer. |
Public company | 1 parcel, 2.7 acresA |
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Who builds the houses
New-home building in this market: the volume, and the firms behind it. Ownership of a builder matters as much as its volume — a private-equity platform and a family firm behave differently.
Almost no new homes are built inside Morgantown itself. The Census Building Permits Survey puts the city at 6 single-family permits in 2025 ($1,728,269 of construction), with no multifamily units and all 12 months reported (s7). In 2024 it was 1 single-family permit ($90,000). The county figure for Monongalia County is 22 single-family permits in 2025 ($5.07M). Growth happens outside the city limits, in the Grant, Union, Cass and Morgan districts. The national builders hold their lots there under their own names. Builder counts below are Parcel Search rows (current, s1) or state-layer parcels county-wide (TY2023, s2).
| Name | Type | Lots on the roll (county) |
|---|---|---|
| D.R. Horton - WPA, LLC No lots inside the city wards. |
Public company | 29 current rows (25 Grant, 4 Cass); 56 parcels on the TY2023 layerA |
| NVR, Inc. Lots in Union District. |
Public company | 26 current rows, all Union District; 12 parcels on the TY2023 layerA |
| Olmsted Development Inc Lot developer. Most of its 2023 lots have since sold on. |
Private company | 54 parcels, 5.2 acres (TY2023 layer); 2 current rowsA |
| Timberline Residential LLC Parcel counts only. |
Private company | 8 parcels, 19.8 acres (TY2023); 8 current rows, Morgan DistrictA |
| Vision Homes Inc Parcel counts only. |
Private company | 6 parcels, 61.0 acres (TY2023)A |
| D and S Homes LLC / Luthi Custom Homes LLC The only builder-named owners with more than two parcels inside the seven wards. |
Private company | 3 parcels each inside the city (TY2023)A |
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Commercial landlords
The commercial side, counted separately from housing: who holds the office, retail and industrial floor area.
Morgantown has no office-tower landlords to speak of. Its largest private owners are student-housing companies and many-parcel local rental firms near the downtown campus, with the retail centres on Greenbag Road and the Evansville Pike. National capital owns the big purpose-built student blocks: a Chicago owner of State On Campus Morgantown, Florida-based CPG at Morgantown and, until 2025, ACC OP (U Club Sunnyside) LLC. Counts are parcels in the owner's name inside the seven wards on the state layer (tax year 2023, s2), checked against the current Parcel Search (s1), which stops at 100 rows.
| Name | Type | Parcels in city |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Rentals LLC The largest private owner by parcel count. Small lots in the student neighbourhoods. |
Private company | 121 parcels, 13.6 acres (TY2023); 100+ on the current searchA |
| Blue Sky Realty LLC (and Blue Sky Realty Holdings LLC) Current rows: 79 Blue Sky Realty LLC, 5 Blue Sky Realty Holdings LLC. |
Private company | 77 parcels (TY2023); 84 rows on the current searchA |
| O-Max Incorporated Parcel counts only. No further detail read. |
Private company | 57 parcels, 7.7 acres (TY2023); 57 rows plus 8 O-Max Coal Company rows currentlyA |
| JDLMP LLC Parcel counts only. |
Private company | 40 parcels, 10.5 acres (TY2023); 43 rows currentlyA |
| C & C Ventures LLC Bought Fourth Ward Map 15 Parcel 114 (1.478 acres) for $6,814,238 on 1 Apr 2025, per the Parcel Search sale-price search. |
Private company | 34 parcels, 9.9 acres (TY2023); 37 rows currentlyA |
| Metro Towers LLC Metro Towers apartments, Ensign Ave/University Ave. The 2.9-acre main parcel is assessed at $2,106,360 for 2025 (s3). |
Private company | 20 parcels (TY2023); 26 rows currentlyA |
| Core Morgantown LLC State On Campus Morgantown. $36,615,000 purchase (2016). Main parcel assessed at $16,091,400 for 2025 (s3). |
Private company | 14 parcels, 1.67 acresA |
| CPG at Morgantown LLC Bought Sunnyside Commons for $30,000,000 on 17 Sep 2025 from ACC OP (U Club Sunnyside) LLC, which held 20 parcels on the TY2023 layer. |
Private company | 19 parcels (Map 14A 1-11, Map 20 201-208)A |
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Looked for and not found
Claims this page would have made if a source could be opened. They are left out rather than guessed.
- Which WVU parcel holds J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital: the 71.85-acre Board of Governors parcel labelled '(HOSPITAL)' on Van Voorhis Rd is the likeliest, but no record we opened names the hospital on it.
- Who owns CPG at Morgantown LLC, Minsyr-Oxbridge LLC, GP-Mountaineer LLC and California Pacific Virginia Properties LLC (which paid $13,130,000 for 0.64 acres on High St in 2021): no filing we opened names their parents.
- Whether the Waterfront Place Hotel trades under a hotel brand: the roll only says 'Waterfront Place Hotel'.
- Mon Health Medical Center: Monongalia Health System's parcels sit in Morgan District, outside the city wards, so they are not counted here.
- County Clerk deed-copy and recording fees: searchrecords.monongaliacountyclerk.com was not read.
- Census building-permit counts for Morgantown look very low for a city of about 30,800 people. They are quoted exactly as published (12 months reported).
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Sources
- Parcel Search (Monongalia County Assessor 'parcelweb'): owner, percent owned, deed book/page, sale price and date, development, transfer notes and parcel notes per parcel; searchable by district (Morgantown wards 1-7), owner, sale price, deed type and date — Monongalia County Assessor · openA
- WV_Parcels MapServer, layer 0 'WVParcels' (fields FullOwnerName, FullOwnerAddress, FullPhysicalAddress, FullLegalDescription, CALC_ACRE, CODIST); description: 'Parcel information is prepared for the inventory of real property found within WV County jurisdictions ... This service updated for Tax Year 2023.' Copyright: 'WV County Assessor, WV Property Tax Division, WVDHSEM, WVGISTC'. Morgantown = tax districts 3109-3115 (First to Seventh Ward), 11,540 parcels — West Virginia GIS Technical Center (WVU) · openA
- Online Tax Record Search: real property tickets for tax year 2025 with owner, deed book/page, tax class, gross and net assessed land and building value and half-year tax — Monongalia County Sheriff's Tax Office (Software Systems, Inc.) · openA
- Monongalia County Assessor home page (links to GIS Parcel Viewer, Parcel Database & Archives, Sheriff's tax search, County Clerk record search) — Monongalia County Assessor · openA
- Assessor's office launching updated parcel viewer website — The Dominion Post · openA
- Core Spaces Acquires 420-Bed Student Housing Community in West Virginia — REBusinessOnline (France Media) · openA
- Building Permits Survey, annual place file (South Region) 2025 and 2024, and county file 2025: Morgantown city WV (FIPS place 55756) and Monongalia County (54061) — U.S. Census Bureau · openA