Not as much as a liberal Dem city government will see them as the land of opportunity to extract fees from anyone foolish enough to build on them.
Traveling through baltimore via train I used to be amazed at the number of buildings which were neglected but otherwise appeared to be structurally sound (from a distance). i’m surprised that removing them creates more opportunity than keeping them.
I believe I have the solution: Erect the Jammy Hussein Obama Presidential Library on one of these sites. Nobody is going to go there anyway, so there is no safety issue. Government funds are going to be wasted somewhere (we know that), so, waste them in Bal-mer.
I’ll open up a book store!! jk
Hey, whaddya mean?....I bet there's all sorts of developers who can't wait to build businesses and factories in areas with high crime and a poorly educated workforce. /s
Actually, I think the city's fathers (and mothers) are hoping for some sort of gentrification.