Michigan's lieutenant governor sells apartment building that became issue in gubernatorial race

Building sold at loss

Garlin Gilchrist II

DETROIT – Michigan's lieutenant governor has sold a fire-damaged Detroit apartment building at a loss after spending about $226,000 to try to revive it.

The Detroit News reports that the eight-unit building was sold for $190,000 to a real estate company.

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Garlin Gilchrist II bought the building from the Detroit Land Bank Authority in 2016. The property became an issue in the fall campaign, when neighbors complained it was an eyesore.

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