She bought her 59 Seward in 2011. The block club says it could not get a meeting with her for two years and when it finally did, members say they were told something different.
"We were misled," [block club president Jeff] Cowin said. "We were told this building here, 59 Seward, was going to be a boutique hotel and market rate apartments."
"The next day she submitted a high percentage low income housing for 59 Seward," said Paul Mack, block club president.
And their tax dollars are helping foot the bill.
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is providing $2 million dollars for the project, despite the fact the block club has been voicing their concerns for two years.
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