Lansing plans to take the owners of one of the city’s largest apartment complexes back to court to ask for a receiver to be returned after the property owners allegedly missed deadlines for improvements.
The Sycamore Townhomes property – with 339 apartments – was under a court-appointed receiver after legal action from the city in 2024. The receivership ended with an agreement to invest more than $16 million into the property to bring units up to code under a timeline. That timeline was approved in April 2025 and the receivership ended in March 2026.
The renovation was expected to lead to 120 units opening in September 2026, part of a phased-in process…