City officials want to buy up dozens of vacant properties in north St. Louis, many of them owned by Paul McKee

Written By Lyubov Strauss

The city sent offer letters for 87 properties last month and another 59 letters this month. Officials said they don't want vacant properties to sit undeveloped.

ST. LOUIS — There's a new push to buy back vacant properties that haven't seen development in years in north St. Louis. 

The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, which is staffed by the St. Louis Development Corporation, began the effort for dozens of properties in north city neighborhoods along Cass Avenue, Elliot Avenue, Laflin Avenue, Magazine Street, Sheridan Avenue, Howard Street, and other streets. 

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