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Detroit Land Bank Authority

“Nope… This Detroit Board of Police Commissioners Will NOT Meet in PRIVATE!!!!!….That is All..” —BOPC Chair Bryan Ferguson responding by email to questions from Detroit Documenters, backing off his own recent call for the board to meet in private.
Posted inDocumenters

Land deals and development lead our week of coverage

by Lynelle Herndon, Noah Kincade and Malak Silmi May 2, 2023May 3, 2023

Plus, North End Landing development gets go-ahead from brownfield board, and we look into the question of gun-free zones.

“They need a warrant if they’re going to walk into peoples’ homes.” —Highland Park City Councilmember Khursheed Ash-Shafii, asking that language regarding law enforcement be added to the proposed changes to the Animal Ordinance
Posted inNewsletters

Detroiters keep their focus on public safety

by Lynelle Herndon, Noah Kincade and Malak Silmi April 11, 2023April 11, 2023
illustrated blue and orange houses on yellow background with faint street grid pattern
Posted inHousing

How Detroiters navigated the city’s persistent housing issues in 2022

by Aaron Mondry December 21, 2022March 17, 2023
Posted inHow to Thrive

‘Bargain Block’ home flippers bet on Fitzgerald despite neighborhood’s history of failed development projects

by Aaron Mondry December 14, 2022March 17, 2023
Portrait of Anthony with arm around one child and holding the other. Children's cartoon playing on TV in background. House walls show construction underway and peeling paint on large portions of walls
Posted inFix this First

Lead paint is a major threat to kids. Old Detroit homes are full of it, but the city keeps selling them

by Aaron Mondry November 2, 2022March 17, 2023
a home owned by the detroit land bank authority
Posted inThe Dig

10 things to know about Detroit’s largest landowner

by Malak Silmi and Aaron Mondry June 15, 2022March 15, 2023
Spenser Harris outside the home he purchased from the Land Bank near University of Detroit Mercy. Photo credit: Aaron Mondry
Posted inThe Dig

Land Bank homebuyers claim Detroit’s water department misled them about missing water lines

by Aaron Mondry June 8, 2022March 14, 2023
Posted inThe Dig

If you’re sold a Detroit Land Bank house without water, who’s responsible?

by Noah Kincade and Aaron Mondry May 11, 2022March 15, 2023
Posted inSystems Repair

How land swaps have become a large part of redevelopment deals with City of Detroit

by Aaron Mondry April 6, 2022March 15, 2023
Posted inNews

Property values are rising. But these longtime Detroiters say they are missing out because of the Land Bank.

by Aaron Mondry August 11, 2021March 15, 2023
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