CITY HALL — Amid legal efforts to recover millions in alleged construction overcharges from a Los Angeles-based affordable housing developer, officials are also moving to iron out complications related to a fifth Glendale project planned with the firm.
The developer, Advanced Development & Investment Inc., is under federal fraud investigation for allegedly bilking cities out of millions with inflated construction invoices. Glendale paid ADI roughly $34 million since 2005 for four projects in south Glendale — some of which the city is trying to recover through a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The City Council had voted last year to commit an additional $6.3 million for a fifth ADI project — Central City Lights at 327-331 W. Salem St.