Well we don't really know the whole story, besides he had the situation with his son being sick with Leukemia. This Crain's article, which I seem to be able to pass the paywall to read [[haven't had that happen in recent years), show that he does/did work for an advisory board for the Highland Park School District...

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/philan...7h-lMTk_PQDlt8

We still don't know the whole story, but saying he sat on blighted property and profited from them/it, isn't the whole story.

But I do know that Francis Grunow, the community activist that keeps hounding the Ilitches for their do nothing attitude about District Detroit, has nothing but praise for Robert Elmes.

So I would cut Elmes some slack until we know more about what his plans in Detroit are, since he still lives here.