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Ashley Mews affordable housing covenant release

Ann Arbor

Summary

The city is giving up on two condo units bought for affordable ownership housing — the model proved unworkable — and will explore selling them to the Community Land Trust, giving the trust sale proceeds.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The land trust keeps the roughly $257,000-plus sale proceeds the city spent acquiring the units.

✅Who benefits

The Ann Arbor Community Land Trust, which gets capital to provide income-restricted housing.

⚠️Who could be affected

Taxpayers absorbed the sunk cost; amendment supporters wanted the general fund made whole.

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