Developer Used $1.6M From Michigan Grant to Pay Late Taxes

Developer used $1.6M from Michigan grant to pay late taxes

By Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News A California-based developer spent about $1.6 million of a $5 million taxpayer-funded grant to pay off back taxes owed to Oakland County on a property that’s long been an eyesore alongside Interstate 696 in Southfield. But using state tax dollars to pay off county-level property taxes didn’t prevent the former Embassy Suites in Southfield from falling into receivership earlier this year and being put up for sale…

Report: Owner of dilapidated Southfield hotel spent $1.6 million of state grant on back taxes - The Midwesterner

Democrats in 2024 approved a no-bid $5 million grant to redevelop a dilapidated hotel in Southfield into affordable housing, and after $1.6 million spent on back taxes, the building is now set to be sold at auction. The developers who landed the grant sponsored by state Rep. Samantha Steckloff, D-Farmington Hills, are now working to […]