Draprop Corp. v. City of Ann Arbor

This historic preservation case, concerning defendant city of Ann Arbor’s designation of two apartment buildings owned by plaintiff Draprop Corporation as historic property, is on appeal for the second time. In each instance, the trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendant, finding the historic designation proper under the Local Historic Districts Act (lhda), MCL 399.201 et seq., and defendant’s ordinances. In the first appeal, a panel of this Court reversed the grant of summary disposition for defendant and, without retaining jurisdiction, remanded for further factual…