Brinshore Development’s relationship with the Chicago Housing Authority was on rocky ground before the developer listed the bulk of its CHA-affiliated properties for sale last month, public records show.

The Chicago-based national affordable housing provider is selling 20 properties across the city, or 2,435 units that include 695 units subsidized by the CHA , according to listing details.

The properties are under “severe stress” due to defaults as a result of the CHA missing payments to Brinshore and deferred maintenance, Brinshore cofounder Richard Sciortino wrote in an August email to then-Chicago Housing Authority interim CEO Angela Hurlock.

Brinshore is one of Chicago’s top affordable housing developers and is known for being a significant partner of the CHA. The developer has been

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