A government should be the servant of its people, not their master; you're talking like the city naturally owns the land and other entities should have access t

A government should be the servant of its people, not their master; you're talking like the city naturally owns the land and other entities should have access to it on sufferance, which is backwards - especially in the case of Harvard which is likely older than the city government (and certainly older than city provision of electricity, roads, and schooling as GP was talking about). Blocking people from owning land today in case the city runs out of money in the future is putting the cart thoroughly before the horse.