A previous developer had intended the site for a boutique hotel but was bankrupted before development began.

"By that I mean going in and taking over what previous developers have started, so that the approval process is already in place," he said.

Ginsburg Development is adding 194 condominium units to the existing 245 built by the previous developers.

The previous developer built just the first 84 of the 346 town houses originally planned.

An existing 103-car underground garage built by a previous developer who pulled out will provide parking that is directly accessible from the apartment house.

Perhaps that's why the game's previous developers in Zipper Interactive have finally decided to move on.

A previous developer had also proposed upscale town houses for the site, but not this upscale.

Allegations of improper practices are also cited in a lawsuit against the city brought by a previous developer whose project was rejected.

Nine homes had been built and sold by the previous developer.

Much of the renovation work was already done before a previous developer had to abandon the project.