Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Obama's Ex-Bosses' Bad Deal For Chicago Public Pension Funds

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:A year after Mayor Daley's nephew and his business partner lent $7.9 million in city pension funds to developers hoping to build a Dominick's grocery store and condos on a vacant lot on the North Side, the value of the property has plummeted.

An appraisal done two months ago put the value of the 1.2-acre site at 3030 N. Broadway at $9.8 million, according to a copy of the appraisal obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. That's far less than the $18 million in mortgages on the property, including the $7.9 million in city pension money from Daley's nephew Robert Vanecko and his business partner Allison S. Davis.You'll want to read the whole article.Great moments in urban real estate.