Kraig,

I didn't ignore the issue of repair. The truth is that NOBODY knows what it will cost to repair the Lafayette building until a Scope of Repair is established. In order to do that, you need an architect and engineer to conduct an evaluation of the building. Are you seeing how this works?

The fact is, you are in no position to determine if the building is "too far gone". NOBODY can make that decision, let alone a lay person such as yourself, until some numbers are obtained in order to conduct a feasibility study.

It's these pre-ordained conclusions by unknowledgable people [[like George Jackson) that are precisely what is so aggravating about the development environment in Detroit.