I think you’re wrong. From what I can find, the land was city property, part of the adjacent park. The city allowed the Scouts to put up the building, which the Scouts then gave to the city in return for the $1/year rent.
Get your story straight, Bubba Ho-Tep. I think SENTINEL is on to something here. From this link,
Philadelphia Threatens Boy Scouts For Following Policy Upheld By Supreme Court
"While the offer may seem fair, Robert Knight of the Media Research Center wrote in a column posted on TownHall.com Tuesday that the Post report left out many key facts to the dispute.
The Beaux-Arts building was in fact built by the Scouts and later given to the city in 1928, noted Knight.
He added that
the Scouts had a lease “in perpetuity” with the city, an agreement that was not upheld by the City Council."