Birmingham is hoping to turn vacant lots into houses.

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved redevelopment agreements to develop 80 vacant lots in the Belview Heights and North Pratt neighborhoods into houses.

The sales price of the homes will be about $200,000.

The city is providing $1.5 million for development in Belview Heights, a neighborhood that’s east of Fairfield and west of Ensley Highlands and Central Park. It’s allocating another $3.95 million for building 53 homes off Pratt Highway. Funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act.

The lots will be transferred from the city to the Housing Reinvestment Corporation of America.

That includes 27 vacant lots in the 1000 to 1100 block of 51st Street in Belview Heights, a portion of the former Camelia Terrace Apartments property.

Those lots will be transferred for $1 per lot and turned into single-family homes. The city is providing up to $1,535,500 for that development.

The city will provide up to $3,950,984 for the construction of 53 homes in the Shadow Brook development along Pratt Highway.

Four homes are scheduled to begin construction at both sites in the near future.

“I’m excited to see these projects continue, and we’ve gained knowledge from previous projects of this nature in Birmingham,” said City Council member Clinton Woods.

“But I think this is a great illustration of using American Rescue Plan Act funding to make an impact in our neighborhoods and help restore some of our communities.”