St. Louis moves to seize Paul McKee-owned land in north city
STLPR • • business
Key Points:
- St. Louis officials plan to use eminent domain to acquire 89 blighted properties near the new $1.75 billion National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) campus, most owned by Paul McKee’s Northside Regeneration, to spur redevelopment in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
- The Northside Regeneration project, which promised extensive urban renewal including housing, offices, retail, and green space, failed to meet its goals and stalled, prompting city officials to take more direct action.
- The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority will file a condemnation petition as part of the eminent domain process, which allows the government to force the sale of private properties for redevelopment.
- City leaders, including Ward 14 Ald
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