Inside Kupfrian Manor: How Disaster Funds, Tax Credits, and Hidden LLC’s Built a Senior Project They Can’t Afford.

The agenda for Kupfrian Manor is on the City Council Agenda Conference, where there is no open forum, no presentation and no hearing required. Meaning this project, which uses $700,000 in federal CDBG funds, is being pushed through without public explanation.

Developer Pattern: How The Paces Foundation Builds in Escambia County

PACE Foundation has developed multiple senior housing projects in Escambia County, including Brownsville Manor and the upcoming Kupfrian Manor. They use the same development model in every project: layered LLCs, LIHTC financing, out-of-state ownership, and heavy use of federal subsidies. Projects are presented as ‘community-based,’ but ownership, profit, and control flow back to Georgia.

They use wood-frame construction even for multi-story senior housing in hurricane-prone Florida. Wood-frame homes are also pose fire safety risks, water damage and mold, pest and termite infestations and noise and privacy problems

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“The City Pretends. Pensacola News Journal Prints, But the Paper Trail Doesn’t Lie”.

While Pensacola News Journal posts early morning articles and social media teasers with”breaking updates’ on the redevelopment of the old Baptist Hospital site, the community most impacted by this redevelopment is always the last to know. And the paper trail shows why.

City procurement records show that Bayou District Consulting, LLC had long been on the radar.
2023–2024: Private meetings, tours, and planning discussions occurred behind closed doors. These steps were taken long before any RFP process was publicly announced.

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