Commercial Real Estate
Liberian presidential candidate owned key Baltimore Ave. property
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Here’s a weird footnote in Hyattsville’s development news: a decrepit downtown Hyattsville building was, until recently, owned by a man who twice campaigned to be president of Liberia. The building is 5223 Baltimore Ave., a two-story brick shopbuilding dating to 1932. A few weeks ago, it was bought for $505,000 by investors who hope to redevelop the site. Its previous owner was a husband and wife named Kennedy and Eugenia Sandy. Kennedy Sandy ran for the presidency of Liberia in 2011 and 2017, according to media reports.