The properties involved are 117-119, 121, 127, 129, 137 E. Princess St. and 146 and 148 S. Howard St. All are owned by the city's Redevelopment Authority, which owns many of the city's abandoned properties.

Bauer said it is still to be determined how this will work. He said a couple of the buildings are in very rough shape, so it's unclear how much of a potential project would be renovation and how much would be new construction.