Developer Banneker Ventures is suing D.C. Council member Jim Graham in connection with a disputed Metro real estate deal on Florida Avenue NW that Graham was involved in during his tenure on the transit agency’s board of directors, .
Banneker alleges that Graham, D-Ward 1, illegally interfered in the company’s effort to build a residential and retail development on Metro-owned land in Shaw.
Filed Monday in federal court in the District, the suit also names a competing developer and Metro as defendants and seeks $100 million in compensatory damages.
