It isn’t easy to pull a problem rental property out of a nose-dive.
But it can be done.
Just ask Maz Baig.
In less than two years of managing Dolphin Lake Point Enclave (formerly the notorious Lakeside Apartments), Baig has spearheaded efforts to turn the 401-unit complex from a criminal refuge to a family-friendly neighborhood.
Last fall, I wrote [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Dolphin Lake Point Enclave’
4/25 Column: Turning problem properties around
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Gazette Columns, tagged Dolphin Lake Point Enclave, Crime, Maz Baig on April 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
9/20 Column: Dolphin Lake working with tenants in condo upgrade
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged Dolphin Lake Point Enclave, affordable housing on October 2, 2008 | Comments Off
There have always been people who’d rather get theirs by taking it from somebody else than by hunting or gathering or working a swing shift at a crappy job.
For a while here in Iowa City, those types seemed to have taken over at Lakeside Apartments, a 401-unit southeastern Iowa City complex locally infamous for its [...]