“Where they had a bus route right there and this outlet center was going to be there, and they could have a shot to have jobs locally,” said Grant.
That outlet is the Haven Project, a large-scale retail space. Demolition is underway after five years of sitting idle. Grant’s former home is among 50 buildings to go.
“Remodeling everything was difficult, and then it was like, get everything out. And where was it going to go? What was I going to do?” said Grant.
She won’t discuss the sale, but public records show The Haven Group LLC bought it in March of 2018, eight months after she purchased it. The sale was for $63,000 above what she paid. It’s unclear if the profit fully covered those remodeling costs.