ST. LOUIS — Six months ago, city officials teed up eminent domain action against more than 100 properties north of downtown held by Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration, which owns hundreds of derelict properties that have riled residents and stalled redevelopment efforts for over a decade.
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