A pair of D.C. Council members on Tuesday unsuccessfully tried to block a contract for a developer under scrutiny for winning millions to build affordable housing despite submitting a low-scoring proposal.
Council members Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) and Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) urged their colleagues to hold off on awarding more than $100,000 annually to subsidize five units for extremely low-income residents at 3500 East Capitol Street NE.
That project was one of several found by the D.C. auditor to have won money from the city’s housing production trust fund despite poor ratings from evaluators.
The East Capitol Street project was also the subject of a complaint by a whistleblower who alleges that city officials manipulated the procurement process to guarantee that the project would be funded.
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