On Tuesday, a meeting will be held as part of a study Buffalo has undertaken to create a preliminary analysis of the condition of properties 1,500 acres on the city's east side near Buffalo Avenue and Niagara Street.

The project will also develop a revitalization strategy for the neighborhood and nominate it as a state-designated Brownfield Opportunity Area. The proposed boundaries encompass an area from the Grand Island Bridge to downtown that is marked by vacant industrial sites and tracts of overgrown land.

According to the Buffalo News, the city received an $85,950 grant from the state Department of State to study the Buffalo Avenue area. There are an estimated 35 to 40 brownfield sites within the corridor.

The Buffalo Avenue study is the first of three steps under the brownfield program aimed at eventually cleaning up properties for reuse.