Back taxes on Paul McKee properties top $1.6 million. St. Louis prepares tax sale.

In December, a St. Louis judge ordered it to repair a historic building at the intersection of Page and Grand boulevards and pay attorney fees for the lawyers who represented the neighborhood association that brought the legal action. And the city recently passed an ordinance allowing it to use eminent domain on much of his real estate, which lies within a key strategic redevelopment area. NorthSide has for years faced criticism for the condition of its properties north of downtown, and the city hopes the plan prompts NorthSide to develop...