A long-vacant stretch of Batavia’s riverfront is poised for a major comeback.

City officials advanced a redevelopment agreement to transform the former Pamarco factory at 190 S. Water Street into a new downtown headquarters for growing software company QT9.

The plan calls for Manhattan Real Estate Ventures, LLC to renovate the 100-year-old industrial building into modern office space, bringing dozens of employees downtown while preserving and reusing one of the city’s historic structures instead of tearing it down.