Hantz Tree Farm falls short on solving east side blight

Urban Farm DB summary

Hantz Woodlands, a large-scale tree farm on Detroit's east side, acquired roughly 2,600 parcels and still holds about 2,000. It bought an initial 1,550 parcels for $540,000 and later resold about 10% of its holdings for $9.5 million — nearly nine times its original cost — while paying only $7,035 of the $33,110 it owes in blight-violation fines. Critics note the Detroit Land Bank Authority never reclaimed a single Hantz property despite missed deadlines, even as it repossessed land from ordinary residents who fell behind.

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• 2,600

  parcels acquired total(land acquisition detroit)

  Economics

  region

  Detroit, USA

• 540,000 usd

  purchase price initial parcels(land acquisition detroit)

  Economics

  region

  Detroit, USA

  method

  初期取得1,550区画分

• 9,500,000 usd↑ Increase

  resale revenue(land resale detroit)

  EconomicsControl: 元の購入価格

  region

  Detroit, USA

  method

  取得区画の約1割を転売。転売価格は購入価格の約9倍

• 7,035 usd

  fines paid(blight violation fines)

  PolicyControl: 未払いを含む請求総額33,110ドル

  region

  Detroit, USA

• 2,000↓ Decrease

  parcels currently held(land acquisition detroit)

  EconomicsControl: 2,600区画取得時点

  region

  Detroit, USA

• 200

  violation tickets issued(blight violations)

  Policy

  region

  Detroit, USA

  method

  Hantz社と関連請負業者への合計。約半数は「責任なし」と判断

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• Land tenureContradictsWith caveats
• Equity / gentrificationContradictsWith caveats