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Local developers ask Benton Harbor to remove sale stipulations so private purchases of city properties can close
Summary
Owners of KB Ventures asked commissioners to allow them to buy and renovate city-owned properties (including 1135 Superior and 717 Colfax), said a city-imposed stipulation is blocking a private title transfer, and secured a pledge to take the stipulation-removal and sale to the full commission at the next meeting.
Kina King and Brian King of KB Ventures and K Riley Enterprises told the Benton Harbor City Commission they want to buy and renovate multiple city-area houses, highlighting 1135 Superior and 717 Colfax as properties they can renew for owner-occupancy or single-family use.
“We're asking for an opportunity to purchase property from the city to continue the work that we're doing,” Kina King said during the meeting. The pair described a track record of local rehabs they said have returned properties to…
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