Councillors have pledged to take on rogue landlords who are allowing buildings to fall into disrepair.
In 2012 Dundee City Council launched the derelict property working group in an attempt to identify and redeem some of the area’s most decayed properties.
So far, 14 of 21 cases have been successfully closed as the council continues its blitz on negligent owners.
Liberal Democrat councillor Fraser Macpherson was full of praise for the project.
He said: “I’m keen to see derelict properties with architectural merit brought back into ownership and at the very least be wind and watertight.
“Over time a number of residents in my constituency have expressed concern over a number of derelict properties in the west end.
“In particular, a number have expressed concerns over the state of number two Roseangle, as it is such an important building located on an iconic street.”
He added: “I’ve also nominated Queen Victoria Works, the old mill on Brook Street, and this has also been picked up by the group.”
Mr Macpherson’s views were echoed by Dundee city development convener Will Dawson, who is thankful for the group’s ability to stand up to “criminal” owners.
He said: “It’s unfortunate that the group has to exist. It exists because some owners let their buildings go to rot and things can become dangerous.
“These properties can be valuable assets, but in some cases it’s as if the owners don’t care. In my mind that’s criminal.
“The group was set up to look at buildings which were at risk. We take action when necessary and legislation allows us to do that. Legal action is a last resort. We would rather try and reach a conclusion with the owners before that.”
Despite the praise from some quarters, Labour councillor Tom Ferguson insists that more attention has to be paid to land lying derelict in the west end of the city.
Claiming there is almost an “east-west divide,” Mr Ferguson said: “In my own area, streets like Pitalpin Street where I’ve tried to clean up before are not being developed on at all.
“I’m all for developments in the east end of the city but we must not forget about areas in the west end.
“There seems to be a real march to develop in the east end at the moment and it’s almost causing an east-west divide.”
Dundee City Council recently began the process for a compulsory planning order on controversial derelict site, 28 Roseangle.
The property has fallen into a terrible state of disrepair and has been a cause of concern for a number of years.