History of Noah Seifullah's ties to developer Jack Buchanan Jr., Rep. Robert Dean
History of Noah Seifullah's ties to developer Jack Buchanan Jr., Rep. Robert Dean
Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 9:55 AM Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 4:43 PM
Developer Jack Buchanan Jr., left and Noah Seifullah in 2005 pitched a $55 million downtown project that required a $20 million investment by the city.More recently, Seifullah in 2008 worked in conjunction with Buchanan to secure tax breaks for redevelopment of the former Imperial Metals property, 801-803 Ionia Ave. NW.
The city paid $1.8 million for a parking lot next to the aging factory, which is to be converted to office condos by Buchanan's firm. Though the 75-space parking lot was recently finished, there has been little progress on the vacant building.
Seifullah helped negotiate terms on behalf of Buchanan's company, according to copies of emails on record with the city. In exchanges with deputy City Manager Eric DeLong in 2008, Seifullah characterizes Buchanan's Irish Twins III as "our investment group."
Buchanan spokesman Jeff Lambert said Seifullah only "advocated as a friend or potential partner" in the project. He said Seifullah is not a "business partner" and has never been paid by Buchanan.
The same year, Buchanan and Seifullah also made a failed bid to acquire the former Iroquois Middle School for conversion into senior housing.
In December, they were among those who spoke to a House committee in favor of a bill Dean sponsored to modify brownfield tax credit laws.
The legislation would allow credits to be claimed to cover costs of relocating schools for redevelopment purposes. That bill has not moved out of committee.
UPDATE: They all went to jail except Noah Seifullah
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