The City of Seattle is suing entities connected to Martin Selig Real Estate (MSRE) for $4.5 million worth of unpaid Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) assessments dating back several years.

The fees went unpaid from 2013 to 2024, and are for 160 Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) ambassadors who provide cleaning, safety, and hospitality services 362 days each year, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal .

MID was founded by the DSA in 1999 and is a “business-improvement area spanning 300 square blocks in downtown — from Denny Way to Pioneer Square and from I-5 to the waterfront,” as stated on the DSA’s website .

Funding comes from property owners within the MID boundaries, which is used to provide cleaning, safety, and hospitality services in six neighborhoods.

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